title: Kidney Stone Center of the Pacific. Summary of operations 1986 to 1993.
abstract: The history and operational results in the six years since the Kidney Stone Center of the Pacific opened in 1986 are summarized and compared to the published literature, with particular attention to Hawaii's unique racial composition. We hope that the results will enable us to improve our management of stones in the future.
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chibana
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fern
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Puetz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data