RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Nephrolithiasis: Treatment, causes, and prevention JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 583 OP 591 DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09043 VO 76 IS 10 A1 Phillip M. Hall YR 2009 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/583.abstract AB Factors that promote stone formation include low daily urine volumes; saturation of the urine with calcium, oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid, or cystine; acidic urine; and bacterial infection. The author identifies the mechanisms of stone formation and outlines management aimed at preventing recurrences.