Radiologic and biochemical studies of urinary lithiasis
Cachat, F.ço.; Barbey, F.éd.ér.; Daudon, M.
Revue Medicale de la Suisse Romande 124(8): 491-496
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3655 PMID: 15495473 Document Number: 580186
Clinical investigations of a patient with urolithiasis include a careful history and radiological and biochemical evaluation. Stone analysis by infrared spectrophotometry remains the most important step. These investigations are essential in order to understand why a patient developed urolithiasis and, most importantly, how to avoid its recurrence in the future. Simple exams are often enough in a patient with a single urolithiasis episode. But biochemical evaluation should be extensive in a child, or an adult with several urolithiasis episodes or with renal insufficiency.