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Do you routinely perform in-office urine microscopy for your patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis?

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic

Yes and no. We have a dedicated laboratory at Mayo Clinic that specializes in urinalysis and is expert in recognizing crystals. I do not do office microscopy myself. I think it is important for my stone patients to have a urinalysis when I see them. I am looking for hematuria suggesting surgical sto...

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