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Urolithiasis is a major public health problem in most of the oil-rich Gulf countries. In Saudi Arabia, for example, it is estimated that over 20% of men will have at least one episode of stones before the age of 60. The majority of stones are idiopathic in origin and consist of calcium oxalate (CaOx) and/or uric acid; calcium phosphate (CaP) stones, on the other hand, are relatively rare.
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Robertson, W.G. et al. (1994). Simultaneous Treatment of Calcium Oxalate and Uric Acid Stone Disease in Saudi Arabia. In: Ryall, R., Bais, R., Marshall, V.R., Rofe, A.M., Smith, L.H., Walker, V.R. (eds) Urolithiasis 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2556-1_230
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