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The aim of postoperative examination, treatment and follow-up of patients with urinary stone disease is a prevention of recurrence. A choice of method of prevention is based on the results of postoperative examination with consideration of etiological factors of urinary stone disease.

To determine if medical therapy affects long-term clinical outcomes in uric acid stone formers (UASF).

We identified 53 UASF who had complete stone clearance following stone procedure by computed tomography (CT) and had ≥1 post-operative 24-hour urine collection and a clinical follow-up ≥6 months with a surveillance CT scan.