Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease

Formation of urinary tract concrements is a common disease and steps should be taken in order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and to give the patients appropriate advice and medical treatment. This present article summarizes the principles for recurrence preventive measures in patients with u...

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Main Author: Hans-Göran Tiselius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.3
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spelling doaj-b6a0227a38534182a8f5deaadd67d3cf2020-11-24T21:52:46ZengHindawi LimitedThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2004-01-014354110.1100/tsw.2004.3Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone DiseaseHans-Göran Tiselius0Department of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital and Division of Urology, Center for Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenFormation of urinary tract concrements is a common disease and steps should be taken in order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and to give the patients appropriate advice and medical treatment. This present article summarizes the principles for recurrence preventive measures in patients with uric acid, infection, cystine and calcium stone disease. Categories of stone formers are identified with the aim of providing a basis for an individualised treatment with a reasonable patient's compliance. The recommendations are in line with those given by the EAU guideline group for urolithiasis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.3
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Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease
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title Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease
title_short Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease
title_full Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease
title_fullStr Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease
title_full_unstemmed Recurrence Prevention in Patients with Urinary Tract Stone Disease
title_sort recurrence prevention in patients with urinary tract stone disease
publisher Hindawi Limited
series The Scientific World Journal
issn 1537-744X
publishDate 2004-01-01
description Formation of urinary tract concrements is a common disease and steps should be taken in order to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and to give the patients appropriate advice and medical treatment. This present article summarizes the principles for recurrence preventive measures in patients with uric acid, infection, cystine and calcium stone disease. Categories of stone formers are identified with the aim of providing a basis for an individualised treatment with a reasonable patient's compliance. The recommendations are in line with those given by the EAU guideline group for urolithiasis.
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