Pathology · Urinary System · Medium
Staghorn
Meaning: Describing a large branching kidney stone that fills the renal pelvis and calyces.
In practice: Seen on an abdominal film as a dense branched calcification overlying the renal outline.
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Answer: Osteomalacia
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