Book section · January 1, 2026
Urinary stone disease is characterized by crystalline depositions, which are classified due to their location in the renal calyces, pelvis, or ureter (urolithiasis) and composition. With its rising prevalence, especially in countries with a high standard o ...
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Book section · January 1, 2018
Intracorporeal lithotripsy is a mainstay of nephrolithiasis treatment. With the advent of smaller and more flexible ureteroscopes, methods of intracorporeal lithotripsy continue to advance and improve. Various energy sources are available for ureteroscopic ...
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Book section · January 1, 2016
A comprehensive stone center can effectively manage complex urinary stone disease with the right tools. A collaborative team that includes a Urologist, a Nephrologist, a Dietician and a mid-level practitioner is optimal. The center should coordinate with a ...
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Book section · October 30, 2015
INTRODUCTION: The age of peak incidence for stone disease is 20 to 40 years, although stones are seen in all age groups. There is a male to female ratio of 3:2. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a systematic overview, aiming to answer the following clinic ...
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Book section · November 1, 2014
Nephrolithiasis is a common urological disease that will affect 5-10∈% of adults during their lifetime. The natural history of nephrolithiasis is characterized by recurrence, with almost 50∈% of patients recurring within 5 years of their initial stone even ...
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Book section · January 1, 2014
Urinary stone disease is characterized by crystalline depositions (called calculi) in the renal calyces, pelvis, or ureter, which are classified due to their location and chemical composition. About 80 % of urinary stones are calcium oxalate stones with a ...
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Book section · October 28, 2013
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy has become the preferred treatment for large and/or complex renal and proximal ureteral calculi. The objective of this chapter is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy. We analyzed publish ...
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Book section · January 1, 2013
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) occupies a central place in the management of kidney as well as large proximal ureteral stones. Advances in equipment and technology with utilization of balloon dilatation, newer digital rigid and flexible nephroscopes, i ...
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Book section · January 1, 2013
Imaging is a key component in the evaluation of patients with urolithiasis, as it is essential for the diagnosis and for determining the appropriate treatment of renal and ureteral stone disease. The ideal imaging study would be rapidly performed, have hig ...
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Book section · January 5, 2012
Video imaging and documentation technologies have become commonplace in urologic practice. Improvements in video imaging technology have allowed significant advancements in endourology and minimally invasive urologic surgery. Digital endoscopes, 3D video i ...
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Book section · January 1, 2012
This chapter describes the fundamentals of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), the instrumentation for SWL, shock wave generation, rate of delivery and focusing, coupling of the shock wave, and stone localization. The process of fragmentation through spallation, ...
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Book section · December 1, 2011
High-energy shock waves are known to produce a wide range of bioeffects associated with their clinical applications. In shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), which is the most successful application of shock waves in clinical medicine for noninvasive disintegratio ...
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Book section · December 1, 2011
Calcium metabolism and homeostasis are highly regulated and maintained within a narrow physiologic range. An understanding of its metabolism and various disorders in absorption and excretion is essential to the understanding of nephrolithiasis. In this cha ...
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Book section · July 9, 2010
Medical management of urinary stone disease involves both treatment directed at resolving an acute episode of symptomatic urolithiasis and prevention of future stone recurrence. Impressive progress has been made recently with regards to medical management ...
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Book section · January 1, 2009
The goal of the physician when evaluating patients with nephrolithiasis should be to provide a simple, financially acceptable work-up which yields information that can be directly applied to directed medical and dietary therapies.(1) Most would agree that ...
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Book section · January 1, 2006
Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is a noninvasive method for the treatment of stones within the urinary tract. Since its clinical introduction over 25 years ago, SWL has revolutionized the way in which renal and ureteral stones are managed. Despite the wide ar ...
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Book section · January 1, 2003
UPJ obstruction can be managed routinely with a variety of endourologic options. Multiple factors affect the ultimate outcome of patients undergoing definitive surgical therapy, including length of the obstructing segment, degree of hydronephrosis, degree ...
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Book section · 1999
In today's medical environment, efficiency and accuracy are the keys to successful outcomes. This concept is especially applicable during video endoscopic imaging, where image clarity is of utmost importance for medical applications. One of the most exciti ...
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Book section · 1998
The Internet has established itself as an affordable, extremely viable and ubiquitous communications network that can be easily accessed from virtually any point in the world. This makes it ideally suited for medical image communications. Issues regarding ...
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