The impact of kidney stone disease on quality of life in high-risk stone formers.
Anis AssadBrendan L RaizenneMohammed El Mehdi El YamaniAlmousa SaudSeth K BechisRoger L SurStephen Y NakadaNecole M StreeperSri SivalingamVernon M PaisBen Hall ChewVincent G BirdSero AndonianKristina L PennistonNaeem BhojaniPublished in: BJU international (2024)
Among patients with active KSD, high-risk stone formers had impaired HRQOL with medullary sponge kidney disease and renal tubular acidosis being independent predictors of poorer HRQOL. Clinicians should seek to identify these patients earlier as they would benefit from prompt treatment and prevention.