Surgical Management of Urolithiasis

Percutaneous, Shockwave and Ureteroscopy
2013
ISBN: 978-1-4614-6936-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 197 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 5416 g

Written entirely by surgical urologists, Surgical Management of Urolithiasis: Percutaneous, Shockwave and Ureteroscopy presents a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of surgical techniques, with a focus on educating urologists on the full spectrum of stone procedures.  In addition to the technical issues, detailed complications are described. Basic as well as advanced techniques are presented in both a didactic and visual mode with representative endoscopic images and radiographs. Recent advancements which are not routinely a core component of surgical training programs are also covered in detail.

Compact and extensively illustrated, Surgical Management of Urolithiasis: Percutaneous, Shockwave and Ureteroscopy is a unique and valuable resource in the field of surgical urolithiasis, essential both for those currently in training and for those already in clinical practice.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pearle, Margaret S.

Nakada, Stephen Y.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Urologie, Andrologie, Venerologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prone Percutaneous Access: Case Discussion.- Caliceal Diverticular Calculi.- PCNL: Supine Technique.- Percutaneous Access to the Kidney: Endoscopic.- Percutaneous Stone Removal: Case Discussion on Stones in a Horseshoe Kidney.- Post Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Drainage.- Complications of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.- Ureteroscopic Access:  Sheaths, Balloons, and Wireless Approaches.- Ureteroscopy for Ureteral Stones: Case Discussion of Impacted Stone.- Ureteroscopy for Renal Stones with Case Discussion of Lower Pole Stones.- Ureteroscopy:  Stents and Other Adjuncts.- Complications of Ureteroscopy.- ESWL Principles.- Improving Shockwave Lithotripsy Outcomes.- Complications of Shock Wave Lithotripsy.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Y. Nakada, MD, FACS
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Urology, Madison, WI, USA

Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX, USA