Management of Patients with Urinary Calculi

A retrospective survey was made of 305 patients with proved urinary calculi. When those patients with a solitary stone were compared with those with multiple stones no diagnostically helpful difference was noted in the prevalence of abnormal serum or urine biochemistry, urinary infection, or anatomi...

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Published in:BMJ 1974-03, Vol.1 (5904), p.355-357
Main Authors: Powis, S. J. A., Black, J., Macdougall, J. A., Clews, J. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacteriuria
Biochemistry
Blood Proteins - analysis
Calcium
Calcium - metabolism
Creatinine - blood
Female
Humans
Infections
Kidneys
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrectomy
Papers and Originals
Patient assessment
Radiology
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Symptoms
Urea - blood
Uric Acid - blood
Urinary calculi
Urinary Calculi - diagnostic imaging
Urinary Calculi - surgery
Urinary Calculi - therapy
Urine
Urography
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Summary:A retrospective survey was made of 305 patients with proved urinary calculi. When those patients with a solitary stone were compared with those with multiple stones no diagnostically helpful difference was noted in the prevalence of abnormal serum or urine biochemistry, urinary infection, or anatomical abnormality of the urinary tract. The same was true of the stone composition and the need for surgery. It seems that neither routine radiological examination nor regular follow-up is likely to help identify patients whose stones are going to recur.
ISSN:0007-1447
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.1.5904.355