Comorbid Urolithiasis Significantly Increases Utilization Across Healthcare Settings for Individuals With Spina Bifida
Urolithiasis in individuals with SB disproportionately increases healthcare utilization. Increasing comorbidity is associated with increased risk of encounters for SB-Stone patients, further amplifying the vulnerability of this patient population in terms of healthcare utilization.
Authors
- Nathan VanderVeer-Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7980-2343)
- Than S. Kyaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7933-8615)
- Lindsay A. Hampson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-7984)
- Debbie E. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0428-2769)
- Hillary L. Copp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4730-651X)
- Isabel Elaine Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9029-9744)
- Yi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-0051)
- A. Álvarez Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1525-4620)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2025.05.051
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64