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A Saita1, A Bonaccorsi, M Motta
1Department of Urology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Abstract:
Kidney stones are a common disorder of the urinary tract. Nephrolithiasis is a morbid and expensive disease. The prevalence and incidence are estimated at 5-10% and 100-300/100,000/year, respectively. Relapses occur in 50-70% of all cases. For these reasons, prevention of stone formation is of great importance. Knowing the composition of the calculus is thus fundamental for a more complete evaluation of the metabolic study. The nature of the calculus in fact helps the physician to find a convenient metaphylaxis consisting of both sanitary and therapeutic measures. Study of the composition of urinary stones remains one of the most interesting aspects of the lithiasic pathology today. Presently crystallographic examination constitutes one of the most precise and less expensive methodologies to identify the nature of the concretion. This method also allows the urologist to catalogue the typology of the lithiasis during endoscopy.
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