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UroToday's Stone Disease section is a repository of the clinical publications, clinical trials and investigative science pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of stone disease. Also available are conference coverage for all timely stone disease science, audio podcasts and downloadable slides from UroToday's slide library.

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Weeklong Celebration to Spotlight Urology Nurses
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
The Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates invites hospitals, colleagues and patients to honor urology nurses during Urology Nurses and Associates Week.
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New PercSys Accordion Stone Management Device Facilitates Endoscopic Lithotripsy Procedures
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (Press Release)
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Use of Tamsulosin and/or Tolterodine for Medical Treatment of Distal Ureteral Stones
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The addition of an anticholinergic medication provides no advantage to alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers alone for ureteral stone passage.
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Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings on Ureteral Stents—A New Strategy for Decreasing the Formation of Crystalline Bacterial Biofilms?
Monday, 11 June 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Researchers from Germany present a unique technique of coating polyurethane stents with a diamond-like carbon (DLC).
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AUA 2007 - Lower Calyceal Autologous Blood Clot Facilitates Stone Fragment Elimination after Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Lower Calyceal Stones
Thursday, 24 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Stones Lodge at 3 Sites of Anatomic Narrowingin the Ureter - Clinical Fact or Fiction?
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Admission for Nephrolithiasis in Pregnancy and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Nephrolithiasis and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Does Endourological Procedures Cause Sexual Dysfunction?
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Pancreatic Enzyme Changes after Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Shock wave Lithotripsy for Upper Ureteral Stones: A randomized Trial of 60 vs 120 Shocks/ Min.
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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AUA 2007 - Sunday Plenary Session: The Expansion and Contraction of Urologic Practice
Sunday, 20 May 2007
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Adverse Metabolic Side Effects of Thiazides: Implications for Patients with Calcium Nephrolithiasis
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Thiazide diuretics are the most commonly used medication for the treatment of calculus associated idiopathic hypercalciuria. On average, thiazide therapy results in a 50% drop in urine calcium levels.
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Efficacy of α-Blockers for the Treatment of Ureteral Stones
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The administration of alpha-blockers to patients with ureteral calculi is becoming well-accepted management to facilitate stone passage.
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European Urology - Complications in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Monday, 02 April 2007
Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages 899-906 (April 2007) Abstract - Objective: This review focuses on a step-by-step approach to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and its complications and management.
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Focus on Stone Disease

Focus on Stone Disease condenses a selection of compelling and relevant science - on topic and chosen by the UroToday.com editorial staff.

Multimedia Presentations:

- Stones Management Course

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) Versus Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the Eradication of Persistent Bacteriuria Associated with Infected Stones

- UroToday International Journal

Open Surgery in the Management of Multiple and Staghorn Kidney Stones: Its Role in the Era of Minimally Invasive Techniques

- UroToday International Journal

'Crushing the Stone’: A Brief History of Lithotripsy, the First Minimally Invasive Surgery

- BJUI Mini Reviews

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Lidocaine Jelly for Prevention of Inadvertent Retrograde Stone Migration During Pneumatic Lithotripsy of Ureteral Stone

- Beyond the Abstract

‘Cutting for the Stone’: The Ancient Art of Lithotomy - BJUI Mini Reviews

- BJUI Mini Reviews

Tamsulosin Facilitates Earlier Clearance of Stone Fragments and Reduces Pain After Shockwave Lithotripsy for Renal Calculi: Results from an Open-Label Randomized Study

- Editorial by Ralph V. Clayman, MD

Pediatric Ureteroscopic Management of Intrarenal Calculi

- Editorial by Elspeth M. McDougall, MD

Pediatric Ureteroscopic Management of Intrarenal Calculi

- Read Another Viewpoint of the Article by Pasquale Casale, MD

Stone Attenuation and Skin-to-Stone Distance on Computed Tomography Predicts for Stone Fragmentation by Shock Wave Lithotripsy

- Editorial by Ralph V. Clayman, MD

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Lidocaine Jelly for Prevention of Inadvertent Retrograde Stone Migration During Pneumatic Lithotripsy of Ureteral Stone
- Editorial by Elspeth M. McDougall, MD

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nephrostomy Placement Versus Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Editorial by Ralph V. Clayman, MD - Editor's Pick

Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Compared to Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Conservative Management
- Editorial by Ralph V. Clayman, MD

Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Compared to Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Conservative Management
- Read a "Beyond the Abstract" Contribution Written by the Authors of the Article

Management of 10-15 mm Proximal Ureteral Stones: Ureteroscopy or Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy?
- Editorial by Ralph V. Clayman, MD

The Effect of Shock Wave Rate on the Outcome of Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Meta-Analysis
- Editorial by Ralph V. Clayman, MD

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Made Easier: a Practical Guide, Tips and Tricks
- BJUI Mini Reviews

Stone Disease in Conferences

Urolithiasis: Metabolic Evaluation and Medical Treatment - Session Highlight
- Reported by Christopher P. Evans, MD from the 84th Annual Meeting of the AUA - Western Section

Renal Stone Disease: Treatment for the 21st Century
- Slide Presentation by Culley C. Carson, MD, at the Masters in Urology Meeting - July 31, 2008 - August 2, 2008

Renal Stone Disease: Treatment for the 21st Century
- Read the Presentation Abstract by Culley C. Carson, MD

Post-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Bleeding Management. Lessons Learned in 20 Years - Session Highlight
- Reported by Aldrin Joseph R. Gamboa, MD from the AUA 2008 Annual Meeting

Alfuzosin Stone Expulsion Therapy for Distal Ureteral Calculi: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study - Session Highlight
- Reported by Michael K. Louie, MD from the AUA 2008 Annual Meeting

Natural History of Residual Fragments Following Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy
- Reported by Elspeth M. McDougall, MD, from the AUA 2008 Annual Meeting