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What causes kidney stones?

Arash Shadman · TED

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The biggest kidney stone on record weighed more than a kilogram and was 17 centimeters in diameter. The patient didn’t actually swallow a stone the size of a coconut; kidney stones form inside the body. So how do they grow in the first place? And why are they so painful to get out? Arash Shadman shares the science behind kidney stones. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Arash Shadman
Year
2017
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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