title: Medical and dietary therapy for kidney stone prevention.
abstract: The prevalence of kidney stone disease is increasing, and newer research is finding that stones are associated with several serious morbidities. These facts suggest that emphasis needs to be placed not only on stone treatment but also stone prevention. However, there is a relative dearth of information on dietary and medical therapies to treat and avoid nephrolithiasis. In addition, studies have shown that there are many misconceptions among both the general community and physicians about how stones should be managed. This article is meant to serve as a review of the current literature on dietary and drug therapies for stone prevention.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.affiliation: The Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monga
mesh_terms: D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis; D003553:Cystine / Q000032:analysis; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019357:Potassium Citrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis; D064804:Urological Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D049993:Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D064804:Urological Agents; D002129:Calcium Oxalate; D014527:Uric Acid; D003553:Cystine; D000493:Allopurinol; D019357:Potassium Citrate
keywords: Diet therapy; Drug therapy; Kidney calculi; Nephrolithiasis