different types of kidney stones
calcium oxalite stones this is the most common type of kidney stone it s caused by eating too much calcium or vitamin d certain kinds of medicines genetics and other problems struvite stones this type of kidney stone happens more to females than males
some kidney stones are struvite stones they can also be called infection stones if they occur with kidney or urinary tract infections utis these types of kidney stones sometimes are also called staghorn calculi if they grow large enough