Purpose We review the current literature on the diagnostic evaluation and dietary and
pharmacological management of children with nephrolithiasis. Materials and Methods We …

Background The incidence of nephrolithiasis in children and adolescents is increasing and
appears to double every 10 years. The most important role of the pediatric nephrologist is to …

Opinion statement Pediatric stone disease is increasing in incidence and healthcare costs.
With more years at-risk for stone recurrence during their lifetimes, children with …

Nephrolithiasis in children is a painful and costly disease that may also have detrimental
long-term effects on kidney function. Recent data provide evidence that the incidence of …

The incidence of pediatric nephrolithiasis has been steadily increasing for the past several
decades, with a concomitant concerning increase in health care costs and burden to …

Similar to adults, stone disease in the pediatric patient may present clinically as
flank/abdominal pain or hematuria. Unlike in adults, pediatric stone disease is less frequent …

While the incidence of pediatric kidney stones appears to be increasing, little is known about
the demographic, clinical, laboratory, imaging, and management variables in this patient …

Urinary stones is a relatively rare disease in children in developed countries, although
recently the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and other major pediatric …

Although kidney stones are less common in children than in adults, incidence in children is
rising. Kidney stones may lead to significant morbidity in addition to escalating medical …

Urolithiasis occurs less frequently in children than it does in adults living in contemporary
industrialized nations. However, renal calculi continue to be identified with greater frequency …