title: Pediatric Kidney Stones - Avoidance and Treatment.
abstract: Pediatric stone disease is increasing in incidence and healthcare costs. With more years at-risk for stone recurrence during their lifetimes, children with nephrolithiasis constitute a high-risk patient population that requires focused intervention through both medical and surgical means. Through high-quality future studies to compare methods of stone prevention and treatment, the burden of stone disease on the youngest members of society may be ameliorated.
authors.affiliation: Fellow, Division of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Urology and Epidemiology, Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Urology and Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Gregory E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Tasian
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Copelovitch
keywords: lithotripsy; medical expulsive therapy (MET); nephrolithiasis; pediatric