Table 5 Overall identification of the constituents of urinary stones and their nuclei according to gender
Constituents | Overall composition | Nucleus composition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female n = 37 (%) | Male n = 95 (%) | Female n = 37 (%) | Male n = 95 (%) | |
Oxalate calcium | ||||
Whewellite | 37(100.0) | 92(96.8) | 35(94.5) | 86(90.5) |
Weddellite | 17(45.9) | 42(44.2) | 7(18.9) | 18(18.9) |
Phosphate | ||||
Carbapatite | 32(86.5) | 74(77.9) | 27(72.9) | 65(68.4) |
PACC | 6(16.2) | 19(20.0) | 4(10.8) | 12(12.6) |
OCP | 0(0.0) | 1(1.1) | 0(0.0) | 1(1.0) |
Struvite | 10(27.0) | 18(17.6) | 5(13.5) | 7(7.4) |
Newbéryite | 0(0.0) | 1(1.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
Whitlockite | 5(13.5) | 11(11.6) | 3(8.1) | 8(8.4) |
Purines | ||||
Anhydrous uric acid | 1(2.7) | 16(16.8) | 1(2.7) | 12(12.6) |
Ac. uric acid dihydrate | 1(2.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
Ammonium urate | 7(18.9) | 24(25.3) | 5(13.5) | 11(11.6) |
Unidentified urate | 1(2.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) |
Cystine | 0(0.0) | 1(1.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(1.0) |
Others | ||||
Proteins | 36(97.3) | 91(95.8) | 34(91.9) | 84(88.4) |
Mucopolysaccharides | 15(40.5) | 40(42.1) | 13(35.1) | 36(37.9) |
Triglycérides | 7(18.9) | 13(13.7) | 6(16.2) | 12(12.6) |
Urinary catheter | 0(0.0) | 2(2.1) | 0(0.0) | 2(2.1) |