• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-03-17

Allopurinol is a prescription drug that works as a xanthine oxidase inhibitor to lower uric acid levels in the body, commonly used to treat gout and certain kidney stones. It comes in 100mg and...

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• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-03-17

Potassium Citrate is a prescription medication used to treat and prevent kidney stones by making urine less acidic. It comes as extended-release oral tablets in 10 mEq and 15 mEq strengths,...

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• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-03-17

Thiola (tiopronin) is a prescription medication used to treat cystinuria, a condition causing kidney stones due to excessive cystine. It works by reducing cystine disulfide bonds. Available as 100...

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• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-09-06

Background Klippel-Feil syndrome is defined as congenital fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae and is believed to result from faulty segmentation along the embryo's developing axis...

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• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-09-06

Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a minimally invasive intervention for renal stone disease. Complications, which are rare and usually presented as case reports, are diversified...

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• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-09-06

Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a well known therapeutic modality for stone diseases of childhood. Antegrade and retrograde endopyelotomies are also well defined options of...

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• Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Updated: 2025-09-06

Background The aim of the present work was to investigate the relative importance of socio-demographic and physical health status factors for subjective functioning, as well as to...

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