RT Book, Section
A1 Noone, Damien
A1 Langlois, Valerie
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182912926
T1 Urinary Tract Stone Diseases
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182912926
RD 2024/04/18
AB Urolithiasis  is  the  term  used  to  describe  the  presence  of  a  stone  or  a  calculus  anywhere  in  the  urinary  tract.  Nephrolithiasis  is  the  term  generally  used  when  calculi  are  found  in  the  kidneys;  it  should  not  be  confused  with  nephrocalcinosis,  which  is  the  deposition  of  calcium  in  the  tubulointerstitial  regions  of  the  kidneys.  The  prevalence  of  urolithiasis  varies  widely  with  geography.  Although  uncommon  in  some  countries,  it  remains  an  important  childhood  condition  as  it  is  often  associated  with  morbidity  and  high  rates  of  recurrence,  especially  in  children  in  whom  there  is  an  identified  metabolic  or  genetic  disorder  or  an  underlying  abnormality  of  the  urinary  tract.  A  thorough  evaluation  should  be  done  to  identify  specific  metabolic  defects  or  predisposing  factors  to  stone  formation.