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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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Editorial - Ureteral stone location at emergency room presentation with colic
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Contrary to traditional dictum, ureteral stones most commonly obstruct and present emergently at the ureterovesical junction (61%) and the proximal ureter between the UPJ and iliac vessels (23%).
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Influence of body mass index on quantitative 24-hour urine chemistry studies in children with nephrolithiasis - Abstract
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Department of Urology, University of California-San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children - Abstract
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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EDAP Receives U.S. FDA 510(k) Approval for Sonolith I-Sys
Thursday, 20 August 2009
LYON, FRANCE, Aug. 19, 2009 (Press Release)
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Ureteral stone location at emergency room presentation with colic - Abstract
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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Editorial - Ureteroscope cleaning and sterilization by the urology operating room team: the effect on repair costs
Monday, 17 August 2009
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Endourological experience, and a vested interest in the good working order of the specialized equipment used for these complex procedures, is key to their protection from damage during the cleaning and sterilizing process.
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Ureteroscope cleaning and sterilization by the urology operating room team: the effect on repair costs - Abstract
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
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Editorial - Shock wave lithotripsy versus semirigid ureteroscopy for proximal ureteral calculi (< 20 mm): A comparative matched-pair study
Monday, 10 August 2009
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Trade-offs. In this matched-pair study, 43 pairs of same sex patients with similar size proximal ureteral stones and similar degrees of hydronephrosis were treated with either SWL (Dornier Lithotriptor S) or semirigid ureteroscopy.
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BJUI Mini Reviews - Civiale, stones and statistics: the dawn of evidence-based medicine
Monday, 03 August 2009
This review looks at Jean Civiale, a French surgeon and urologist whose statistical research on bladder stones conducted in the early 19th century provided historical roots for evidence-based medicine.
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Clinical and metabolic features of urolithiasis and microlithiasis in children - Abstract
Monday, 03 August 2009
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Elemental distribution analysis of urinary crystals - Abstract
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Department of Surgery, Zensa Hospital, Trivandrum, 695009, India.
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Shock wave lithotripsy versus semirigid ureteroscopy for proximal ureteral calculi (< 20 mm): A comparative matched-pair study - Abstract
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Transurethral resection of intravesical mesh after midurethral sling procedures - Abstract
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Department of Urology, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine , Masan, Korea.
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In idiopathic calcium oxalate stone-formers, unattached stones show evidence of having originated as attached stones on Randall's plaque - Abstract
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Shock wave induced kidney injury promotes calcium oxalate deposition - Abstract
Monday, 27 July 2009
First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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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