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To Lower Stone Recurrence Rates, Comply With Stone Management Guidelines
Despite rapid advancements in kidney stone treatments, stone recurrence rates remain high. Assts Prof Kyle Wood, M.D., attributes this phenomenon to urologists’ low levels of compliance with treatment guidelines.
“We’re very good at surgically treating stones,” Asst. Prof Wood, M.D., said. “But we’ve done a pretty poor job as a practice at managing kidney stones. I think the biggest issue is we haven’t even followed our guidelines.”