Abstract The Consensus Group deliberated on a number of questions concerning urine and
stone analysis over a period of months, and then met to develop consensus. The Group …

The incidence of pediatric nephrolithiasis has increased by estimates of 4% to 10% annually
over the last 2 decades. 1–4 The greatest increase has been seen in older children, with the …

Kidney stone disease or nephrolithiasis is a common condition in the pediatric population
and its prevalence and incidence have increased in the last decade. 1–4 Changes in …

Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive urinary excretion
of cystine, resulting in recurrent cystine kidney stones, often presenting in childhood. Current …

Hyperoxaluria, one of the major risk factors for calcium oxalate urolithiasis and
nephrocalcinosis, causes significant morbidity and mortality and should therefore be …

Purpose To compare the clinical characteristics of pediatric urolithiasis patients with positive
and negative molecular diagnoses. Methods The clinical characteristics corresponding to …

Abstract Purpose of Review With the recent rise in the incidence of pediatric nephrolithiasis,
much work has focused on understanding the epidemiology and burden of this disease. We …

Due to the difficulty of collecting 24-h urines in the stone-forming patient, some authors have
suggested other types of urine collection, but their usefulness is not yet well studied. The …

Pediatric urolithiasis is on the raise with an annual increasing rate of approximately 5–10%.
1 Various metabolic, genetic, anatomic, and environmental/dietary factors are responsible …

Introducción: aunque la litiasis urinaria es una entidad infrecuente en la edad pediátrica, su
incidencia está aumentando de forma rápida a lo largo de las últimas décadas. Aparte de …