THE PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE MEDICAL-MANAGEMENT OF STONE DISEASE

Authors
DRETLER SP
Citation
Sp. Dretler, THE PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE MEDICAL-MANAGEMENT OF STONE DISEASE, Urologic clinics of North America, 25(4), 1998, pp. 613
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00940143
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-0143(1998)25:4<613:TPATTM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The cause of urinary stone disease can now be detected in approximatel y 80% of patients. Effective treatment can substantially reduce the re currence of urinary calculi. Proper therapy depends on a thorough unde rstanding of the physiology of calcium, oxalate, uric acid, cystine, a nd struvite formation and the medication developed for prevention. Thi s article reviews the physiologic basis of urinary stone management in a straightforward, understandable fashion.