Curhan Gary C
Channing Laboratory and Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Urol Clin North Am. 2007 Aug;34(3):287-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2007.04.003.
Epidemiology has improved our understanding and management of stone disease. Epidemiologic studies, by quantifying patterns and burden of disease, have helped identify risk factors, leading to changes in clinical practice and providing insights into pathophysiologic processes related to stone formation. Because nephrolithiasis is a complex disease, an understanding of the epidemiology, particularly the interactions among different factors, may help lead to approaches that reduce the risk of stone formation.
流行病学提高了我们对结石病的认识和管理水平。流行病学研究通过量化疾病模式和负担,有助于识别风险因素,从而改变临床实践,并为与结石形成相关的病理生理过程提供见解。由于肾结石病是一种复杂的疾病,了解其流行病学,特别是不同因素之间的相互作用,可能有助于找到降低结石形成风险的方法。