Skip to main content
. 2024 Sep 24;16(9):e70136. doi: 10.7759/cureus.70136

Table 2. Composition-based distribution of urinary stones (pure, two-component, and three-component).

Distribution of urinary stones as pure, two-component, and multiple-component formations.

Stone composition Number (n) Percentage (%)
Pure stone
Ammonium hydrogen urate 22 1.79
Cystine 17 1.38
Uric acid 15 1.21
Calcium oxalate (monohydrate) 11 0.89
Carbonate apatite 4 0.32
Struvite 1 0.08
Xanthine 1 0.08
Total 71 5.77
Two-component stone
Calcium oxalate (MH)+ Calcium oxalate (DH) 773 62.8
Calcium oxalate (DH)+ Carbonate apatite 234 19
Calcium oxalate (MH)+ +Xanthine 15 1.21
Calcium oxalate (MH)+ Uric acid 12 0.97
Calcium oxalate (MH)+ Carbonate apatite 10 0.81
Calcium oxalate (DH)+ Cystine 10 0.81
Carbonate Apatite +Struvite 5 0.4
Calcium oxalate (MH) + Struvite 2 0.16
Calcium oxalate (MH)+ Cystine 1 0.08
Ammonium hydrogen urate + Uric acid 1 0.08
Calcium oxalate (DH) + Struvite 1 0.08
Calcium oxalate (MH) + Ammonium hydrogen urate 1 0.08
Total 1065 86.5
Three-component stone
Calcium oxalate (MH) + Calcium oxalate (DH) + Carbonate apatite 73 5.93
Calcium oxalate (MH) + Carbonate apatite + Struvite 19 1.54
Ammonium hydrogen urate + Uric acid + Cystine 1 0.08
Calcium oxalate (DH)+ Struvite + Uric acid 1 0.08
Ammonium hydrogen urate + Calcium hydrogen phosphate + Magnesium hydrogen phosphate 1 0.08
Total 95 7.71