Incidence and trends in the treatment of kidney stones in Canada: A population-based cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides the first population-based data on the demographics of stone formers and treatment trends across Canada. There has been a 4.7% increase in kidney stone episodes over the study period. Those presenting to hospital or requiring intervention for a kidney stone are more likely to be male, age 41-65, and undergo URS.PMID:38381927 | DOI:10.5489/cuaj.8596

Source: Canadian Urological Association Journal - February 21, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Michael Ordon Andrea Lantz Powers Ben H Chew Jason Y Lee Michael Kogon Sri Sivalingam Shubha De Naeem Bhojani Sero Andonian Source Type: research