title: Clinical and laboratory approaches for evaluation of nephrolithiasis.
abstract: A medical history and laboratory investigation of patients with recurrent stones serve as the cornerstone for preventive and therapeutic treatment. Identifiable risk factors can be discovered in 90 per cent of the patients. More sophisticated analyses of urinary supersaturation can be helpful in resistant cases.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003553:Cystine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D010070:Oxalates / Q000378:metabolism; D012008:Recurrence; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D010070:Oxalates; D014527:Uric Acid; D003553:Cystine; D002118:Calcium