Clinical implications of physicochemistry of stone formation.

Measuring crystallization processes for assessing the risk of stone formation or the effect of treatment on that risk. In summary, crystallization processes are involved in the risk for stone formation at several levels. Several tests are available for assessing if crystalization is disturbed. It is important to first establish for which part of the urinary tract the information is sought and then adapt the experimental conditions to that site [53]. This information helps in visualizing what is happening inside the urinary tract of a SF and what the treatment measures prescribed may do to change that situation.