Swollowed Pills Resembling Urinary Stone.
- Author:
Byung Ki KIM
1
;
Byung Won PARK
;
Se Kyong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Soo Do Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
pills;
urinary stone
- MeSH:
Calcium;
Kidney;
Tablets;
Urinary Calculi*;
X-Ray Film
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1963;4(1):87-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
On various abdominal X-ray examination, 4 cases of stone-like shadow over kidney area due to swallowed pills were found. Twenty four kinds of tablets in country were investigated in their radiopacity. The causes of these shadows were mainly due to mineral contents(iron, calcium etc.)and coating substances of these tablets. The differentiation between these shadows and the true upper urinary stone can be made easily on the X-ray film with their history and the shape of shadows.
