Kidney Stone crystals

  • Annie Cavanagh
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Kidney Stone crystals. Annie Cavanagh. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Kidney stones are hard cystaline structures formed in the urinary tract. These crystals are comprised of different combinations of chemicals, normally salts and minerals, which separate from urine and solidify. Kidney stones can vary in size and those less than 5mm are normally passed naturally by drinking lots of fluids. This image shows a 5mm stone formed from calcium oxalate crystals.

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