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Urinary hematin calculi

J I Miller1, R B McBeath, G W Drach

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson.

We report 2 cases of nephrolithiasis owing to hematin stones. One patient had no apparent explanation for this finding, while the other was receiving warfarin anticoagulation for a prosthetic aortic valve. The chemical nature, etiology and clinical features of hematin calculi are discussed.

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