What causes kidney stones? - Arash Shadman
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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.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Arash Shadman
- Director Biljana Labović
- Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
- Animator Barbara Huet
- Animation Artist Barbara Huet
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
