title: Medical therapy and new approaches to management of urolithiasis.
abstract: A simple, step-by-step approach to diagnosis and medical treatment of stone disease is described. It uses urinary stone risk profile obtained before and after dietary modification, history, and minimum diagnostic tests. For each abnormal stone risk factor, potential causes are discussed and treatment options are presented. The article concludes with diagnosis and treatment of combined disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Pak
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Resnick
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000652:urine; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D019815:Oxalic Acid / Q000652:urine; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000652:urine; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid; D019343:Citric Acid; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D002118:Calcium