Clinical and Laboratory Studies of 207 Consecutive Patients in a Kidney-Stone Clinic

Abstract

THIS paper summarizes the data obtained in a review of the records of all patients attending the Stone Clinic of the Massachusetts General Hospital between November, 1949, and December, 1954, to determine the current frequency of the various types of stones and stone syndromes and to evaluate the medical care of such patients. A small number of records were discarded since they represented patients who had never had stones or who had not been investigated. The final number considered was 207.MaterialThe patients in this survey have been classified according to the chemical composition of their stones and further . . .