title: [Renal stone disease: collaborative management between primary care and specialized physicians].
abstract: Nephrolithiasis is a highly prevalent pathology with a 10% lifetime risk in the Western population. Although it is often minimized and qualified as "idiopathic" significant comorbidities are frequently observed, e.g. the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and bone fragility. Therefore nephrolithiasis can be regarded as a systemic disorder. A specialized diagnostic and therapeutic approach should be offered to such patients with active kidney stone disease in order to prevent stone recurrence and favor early diagnosis of said comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, Département des spécialités de médecine, HUG, Genève 14. thomas.ernandez@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ernandez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stoermann Chopard
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bonny
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iselin
authors.forename: P-Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaeger
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010820:Physicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013038:Specialization