Objective To provide a 5‐year follow‐on update on the changes in prevalence and treatment
of upper urinary tract (UUT) stone disease in England. Methods Data from the Hospital …

This book was written with the aim of widening the reader's spectrum of knowledge
regarding the uses of shock waves in medicine and biology, as well as to contribute to safer …

The social significance of urolithiasis in recent years, finds a new urgency to the global
changes in the health of the world population. Tendency of progressive increase in the …

The present review summarizes the most important considerations and steps for an optimal
result of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. The relationship between shockwave path …

Purpose Latest publications state equal efficacy of a recently introduced new percutaneous
technique (“ultra-mini PCNL”, UMP) and flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) in the treatment of …

Purpose Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) may require extensive X-ray usage. We
evaluated the impact of preoperative surgeon briefing regarding the inclusion and …

Purpose Residual fragments related to endoscopic intracorporeal lithotripsy are a
challenging problem. The impact of residual fragments remains a subject of discussion and …

摘要目的评价经尿道输尿管镜下钬激光治疗体外冲击波碎石(ESWL) 后嵌顿性输尿管结石的
临床疗效. 方法回顾性分析2008 年1 月至2012 年6 月, 经尿道输尿管镜下钬激光治疗236 …

Objectives To provide surgical treatment trends for urinary stone disease in Korea. Methods
We analyzed medical service claim data of surgical treatments to urinary stone disease …

Background Following its introduction in the 1980s extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
(SWL) became the gold standard for therapy of ureteral and renal calculi. The research data …