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Review
. 2016 Jun;96(3):517-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.02.008.

Diagnosis and Management of Nephrolithiasis

Johann P Ingimarsson  1 , Amy E Krambeck  1 , Vernon M Pais Jr  2
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Diagnosis and Management of Nephrolithiasis

Johann P Ingimarsson et al. Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Nephrolithiasis is a common affliction, affecting approximately 10% of adults. Potentially presenting with acute abdominal or flank pain, nausea, or emesis, it may pose as a general surgical condition. Therefore, recognition, diagnosis, and management concerns are pertinent to the general surgeon. Furthermore, the risk of nephrolithiasis is increased in common general surgical conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, hyperparathyroidism, and short gut. Nephrolithiasis may be induced as a result of general surgical interventions, including gastric bypass and bowel resection with ileostomy. An understanding of this common disease will improve coordination of patient care between urologists and general surgeons.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Management; Nephrolithiasis; Urolithiasis.

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