title: Urinary Stone Disease: Progress, Status, and Needs.
abstract: Urinary stone disease (USD) is an important healthcare problem in the US affecting both adults and children, and costs $10 billion to the nation. Prevalence of USD has nearly doubled during the last 15 years in parallel to the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic. Despite the advances in the management of an acute episode, one of three stone formers experience recurrence. A better understanding of stone formation is necessary to develop secondary prevention strategies. There are many unanswered research questions that require a multidisciplinary approach. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases recently held a workshop on USD, and is committed to continue conducting and supporting research in this field.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: ziya.kirkali@nih.gov.
authors.forename: Ziya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kirkali
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Rebekah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rasooly
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Star
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Griffin P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy