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The Natural History of Renal and Ureteric Calculi
Author(s) -
MARSHALL V.,
WHITE R. H.,
SAINTONGE MARK CHAPUT DE,
TRESIDDER G. C.,
BLANDY J. P.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1975.tb03930.x
Subject(s) - natural history , hypercalciuria , medicine , urinary infection , urinary system , disease , urology , surgery
Summary In a prolonged follow‐up of a series of 416 patients at The London Hospital Stone Clinic it was found that recurrence could still occur even as long as 10 years after the first stone, though this risk decreased slowly year by year. Recurrence is seldom related to hypercalciuria or urinary infection except when infection is caused by or associated with B. proteus in women. Claims for the value of any form of therapy for stone disease must be evaluated against the background of the natural history of lithiasis.