urolithiasis
Noun
Meaning
urolithiasis (countable and uncountable, plural urolithiases)
(biology, medicine) Formation of, and thus also presence of, calculi in the urinary tract.
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A diagnosis of uric acid urolithiasis is supported by the presence of a radiolucent stone in the face of persistent urine acidity, in conjunction with the finding of uric acid crystals in fresh urine samples.
Despite these advantages, renal ultrasonography in 2009 was not considered a substitute for noncontrast helical CT scan in the initial diagnostic evaluation of urolithiasis.
Most ureteral stents can be removed cystoscopically during an office visit under topical anesthesia after resolution of the urolithiasis.
In the United States, the frequency in the population of urolithiasis has increased from 3.2% to 5.2% from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
The total cost for treating urolithiasis was US$2 billion in 2003.