title: What is a urolith and what is a recurrent urolith?
abstract: Responses to a questionnaire on the terms urolith and recurrent urolith from 29 stone research workers from all over the world were analyzed. Although a general definition of urolith was possible from these responses the term recurrence raised various opinions and objections. Until more data are obtained on stone genesis additional stone formation in a patient should be referred to as a recurrence, irrespective of its composition, site and interval since the preceding stone episode.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism