Editorial comment

The authors present important information about the potential risk of secondary malignancy related to imaging for patients with nephrolithiasis. It is important to note that the authors found the absolute risk for any given patient to be low, but given the prevalence of nephrolithiasis, the overall risk for the population is significant. Whenever deciding on an imaging modality, the relative risks and benefits to the individual patient must be considered. For imaging ureteral stones, the American Urological Association does have a best practice paper which takes radiation exposure into consideration.

Source: Urology - July 23, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Michael E. Lipkin Source Type: research