Guideline of guidelines: kidney stones

Several professional organizations have developed evidence‐based guidelines for the initial evaluation, diagnostic imaging selection, symptomatic management, surgical treatment, medical therapy, and prevention of recurrence for both ureteric and renal stones. The purpose of this article is to summar...

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Published inBJU international Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 184 - 189
Main Authors Ziemba, Justin B., Matlaga, Brian R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2015
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guideline
Humans
kidney calculi
Kidney Calculi - therapy
Kidney stones
Medical imaging
Nephrolithiasis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Ureteral Calculi - therapy
ureteric calculi
kidney calculi
nephrolithiasis
ureteric calculi
guideline
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Summary:Several professional organizations have developed evidence‐based guidelines for the initial evaluation, diagnostic imaging selection, symptomatic management, surgical treatment, medical therapy, and prevention of recurrence for both ureteric and renal stones. The purpose of this article is to summarize these guidelines with reference to the strength of evidence. All guidelines endorse an initial evaluation to exclude concomitant infection, imaging with a non‐contrast computed tomography scan, and consideration of medical expulsive therapy or surgical intervention depending on stone size and location. Recommends for metabolic evaluation vary by guideline, but all endorse increasing fluid intake to reduce the risk of recurrence.
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ISSN:1464-4096
1464-410X
DOI:10.1111/bju.13080