The American Urological Association Nephrolithiasis Clinical Guideline Panel was
established in 1991. Since that time, the Panel has developed three guidelines on the …

Urolithiasis affects 5-15% of the population worldwide. 1 w1 Recurrence rates are close to
50%, 2 w2 and the cost of urolithiasis to individuals and society is high. Acute renal colic is a …

CONTEXT: Medical expulsive therapy (MET) for urolithiasis has gained increasing attention
in the last years. It has been suggested that the administration of α-adrenoreceptor …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Acute renal colic is a common presenting complaint to the emergency
department. Recently, medical expulsive therapy using α-antagonists or calcium channel …

A number of factors must be considered in determining the optimal treatment for patients
with renal or ureteral calculi. These factors may be grouped into four broad categories: stone …

Aim: Urinary stone disease is a common condition affecting up to 12% of the population.
Speedy elimination of ureterolithiasis in the lower part of ureters is reported with the alpha 1 …

Objective To systematically review the natural history of small asymptomatic kidney and
residual stones, as the incidental identification of small, asymptomatic renal calculi has risen …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the effect of the α-blocker tamsulosin on stone clearance,
analgesic requirements and steinstrasse in shock wave lithotripsy for solitary renal and …

OBJECTIVE: Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) has radically changed treatment of stone disease
and appears to be the first option for the majority of patients. This review of current literature …

Background Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is a widely used method to treat renal and
ureteral stone. It fragments stones into smaller pieces that are then able to pass …