TY - JOUR T1 - Nephrolithiasis: Treatment, causes, and prevention JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 583 LP - 591 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09043 VL - 76 IS - 10 AU - Phillip M. Hall Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/10/583.abstract N2 - 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. ER -