Risk of ESRD and Mortality in Kidney and Bladder Stone Formers

ConclusionsThe higher risk for ESRD in recurrent symptomatic compared with incident symptomatic kidney stone formers suggests that stone events are associated with kidney injury. The clinical indication for imaging in asymptomatic stone formers, the correct diagnosis in miscoded stone formers, and the cause of a bladder outlet obstruction in bladder stone formers may explain the higher risk for ESRD or death in these groups.
Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research