title: Kidney stones. How to identify the cause and prevent recurrence.
abstract: Up to 10% of Americans will have a kidney stone at some point in life. The challenge for physicians is to reduce the high recurrence rate of this painful condition. To this end, Drs LaPorte and Baum propose an outpatient diagnostic workup that cost-effectively pinpoints the type of stone present. They also outline medical measures that help prevent recurrent stone formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaPorte
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D002951:Citrates / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D006959:Hyperoxaluria / Q000150:complications; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012008:Recurrence; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D014527:Uric Acid; D002118:Calcium