Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for the Study
Inclusion criteria
Only patients that meet all of the following inclusion criteria can be included in this study:
- Signed Declaration of informed consent
- Male or female
- ≥ 18 years
- Recurrent kidney stone episodes (> 1) or an individual kidney stone episode with one or several of the following risk factors:
- The first manifestation at the age of <25
- Positive family history
- Non-calcium oxalate stones
- Gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. gastric bypass surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption etc.)
- Osteoporosis
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Single kidneyness
- Currently pregnant
- Gout
- Metabolic syndrome / Diabetes Mellitus type I & II
- Residual calculi (≥ 3 months after the therapy)
- Bilateral or multiple stones
- Chronic urinary tract infection
- Chronic renal failure (eGFR <60 ml/min.)
- Kidney transplant
Exclusion criteria
Patients with at least one of the following exclusion criteria may not take part in this study:
- No signed Declaration of informed consent
- Age < 18 years
Publications
Roth et al, Eurp Urology Focus 2017-1