Meuleners, Rachel2010-09-152010-09-152010-09-15https://hdl.handle.net/11299/93871The information provided in this handout does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Minnesota Medical School physicians and faculty. These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are in no way intended to take the place of the advice and recommendations of your personal health care provider. You use the information provided in these handouts at your own risk.There is approximately a 50% probablity of developing symptoms from asymptomatic renal stones in 5 years making the elective treatment of asymptomatic stones a reasonable decision but not a mandatory one. This risk seems to increase in patients with history of past symptomatic renal stones which is important information to give when counseling a patient in there treatment options.en-USKidney StoneNephrolithiaisRenal StoneOther