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)
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Objective:
This review focuses on a step-by-step approach to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and its complications and management.
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European Urology - Miniperc? No, Thank You!
Wednesday, 07 March 2007
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 810-815 (March 2007)
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The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the results of our miniperc series through comparison with results from standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and tubeless PNL series in the treatment of stones <2cm in diameter.
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Surgery, Shock Waves Both Effective for Removing Kidney Stones
Monday, 05 March 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Two common methods for removing kidney stones — surgery and shock wave treatments — are effective and safe, and neither is clearly superior to the other, researchers report in a new systematic review of studies.
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Cook Urology Raises the Bar on Small Baskets
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
SPENCER, IND (Press Release) - 1.5 French NCircle® Tipless Stone Extractor Provides Increased Flow Rate, Improves Physicians' Field Of Vision During Ureteroscopy
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Air Pockets Trapped During Routine Coupling in Dry Head Lithotripsy Can Significantly Decrease the Delivery of Shock Wave Energy
Wednesday, 24 January 2007
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Like fine espresso, successful lithotripsy is dependent upon the machine, the water, the generating substance (be it bean or beam), and the "barista".
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American Urological Association Names New Director of Guidelines
Wednesday, 03 January 2007
BALTIMORE, January 2007 — The American Urological Association (AUA) has announced that Heddy Hubbard, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N. will be the new Director of Guidelines for the association. Dr. Hubbard joined the AUA on December 28, 2006.
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European Urology - Feasibility of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy under Assisted Local Anaesthesia: A Prospective Study on Selected Patients with Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction
Monday, 01 January 2007
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 224-228 (January 2007) Abstract - Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) under local anaesthesia in selected patients.
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Preventing Retrograde Stone Displacement During Pneumatic Lithotripsy for Ureteral Calculi using Lidocaine Jelly
Thursday, 14 December 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Retrograde displacement of calculi within the ureter during ureteroscopy and lithotripsy is a common and annoying complication.
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European Urology - Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy 25 Years Later: Complications and Their Prevention
Friday, 24 November 2006
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 981-990 (November 2006) Abstract - Objective: We review the pathophysiology and possible prevention measures of complications after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).
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Progressive Increase of Lithotripter Output Produces Better In-Vivo Stone Comminution
Wednesday, 01 November 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - How best to deliver shock wave lithotripsy remains an ongoing topic of study. What we have learned over the years is that treatment at a slow rate (60 shock waves/minute) is more effective than treatment at a rapid rate (e.g. 100 shock waves/minute).
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Closing the Tract of Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy with Gelatine Matrix Hemostatic Sealant Can Replace Nephrostomy Tube Placement
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - A recent study was performed by U. Nagele and colleagues from Tuebingen, Germany to evaluate the possibility of performing tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy utilizing an injection of gelatin matrix hemostatic sealant (FloSeal) to close the tract.
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European Urology - Steinstrasse 20 Years Later: Still a Problem After ESWL?
Monday, 02 October 2006
Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages 643-647 (October 2006) It is my pleasure and an honour to write an editorial about a very important paper published in 1988, mainly because Malcolm Coptcoat was an excellent scientist and a prominent member of that group of young European urologists who opened the way to modern endourology in the 1980s.
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Many Urinary Stones Can be Treated without Surgery
Monday, 02 October 2006
ANN ARBOR, MI (Press Release) - For many patients with urinary stone disease, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker or an alpha blocker can greatly improve their likelihood of passing their urinary stones, which may help these patients avoid surgery, according to an analysis by the University of Michigan Health System.
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