There is a high prevalence of renal stones in the general
population. It has been estimated that about 5% of
American women and 12% of men develop kidney stones
sometime in their life1. The figures for India are not known.
Renal stones happen to be one of the major causes of
chronic kidney disease and chronic renal failure. The
disease is neglected many-a-times by the patients. They
visit doctors mostly at the time of acute episodes;
subsequent follow-up and long-term management is
mostly inadequate.