When should the stone patient be evaluated? Early evaluation of single stone formers.
Nephrolithiasis is a common disease, associated with high morbidity in terms of hospitalization and surgery, and probably low, but nonetheless present, mortality. Evaluation is low in risk to the patient, is probably cost-effective, and nearly always reveals one or more abnormalities which, when specifically treated, will alter the natural history of the disease process.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology