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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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WCE 2009 - Evaluation of six holmium:YAG optical fibers for ureteroscopy: What's new in 2009? - Session Highlights
Friday, 16 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - The key balance between laser lithotriptor probes is that of achieving maximal flexibility while still transmitting sufficient energy to destroy the calculus.
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WCE 2009 - In vivo determination of urinary stone composition using dual energy computed tomography with advanced post-image acquisition data processing - Session Highlights
Friday, 16 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Using preoperative dual energy CT scanning (DECT), the authors were able to obtain information on stone composition in 17 patients, which proved to be 100% accurate when the stones were subsequently removed and analyzed.
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WCE 2009 - Comparative evaluation of pneumatic versus holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy for impacted ureteral stones - Session Highlights
Friday, 16 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In this prospective study, 80 patients with impacted ureteral calculi were randomized to treatment with either the Ho:YAG laser or a pneumatic lithotriptor.
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WCE 2009 - Heterogeneity in the reporting of disease characteristics and treatment outcomes in studies evaluating treatments for nephrolithiasis - Session Highlights
Friday, 16 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - In this review of current literature, the authors examine the variability of the definition of “stone-free” as well the extensive differences in the evaluation of preoperative stone burden, and the characterization of treatment success.
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WCE 2009 - Global changes in kidney stone prevalence and incidence - Session Highlights
Friday, 16 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Based on the work done with the Urological Diseases In North America Project showing an increasing prevalence and incidence of urolithiasis in the United States, the authors here do a literature search to study the prevalence and incidence of nephrolithiasis across the world, which is also thought to be increasing.
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Robotic management of complicated ureteropelvic junction obstruction - Abstract
Friday, 16 October 2009
Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
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WCE 2009 - Anatomic rationale for percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the prone and prone-flexed positions - Session Highlights
Thursday, 15 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that the use of a prone-flexed positioning is a simple modification that can provide improved access to the upper pole during PCNL and more mobility for lower pole PCNL.
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WCE 2009 - Low dose CT for follow-up of urolithiasis: Its effectiveness in the settings of the urology clinic - Session Highlights
Thursday, 15 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Patients undergoing long-term, repeated, radiographic imaging, such as urolithiasis patients, are at risk for significant exposure to large radiation doses over time.
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WCE 2009 - Comparative evaluation of inertial forces generated by ultrasonic lithotriptors - Session Highlights
Thursday, 15 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Hand-held ultrasonic lithotripsy, either alone or in combination with pneumatic compressive lithrotripsy, is the standard of stone management during PCNL.
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WCE 2009 - A randomized trial of intercostal nerve block following PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) - Session Highlights
Thursday, 15 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) can be a morbid procedure.
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WCE 2009 - Single center evaluation of postoperative complications detected by computerized tomography following percutaneous nephrolithotomy - Session Highlights
Thursday, 15 October 2009
MUNICH, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Routine use of CT imaging after a percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is common in order to look for residual stone fragments.
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Novel approach for removal of heavily encrusted ureteral stent - Abstract
Thursday, 15 October 2009
University of Kentucky, Division of Urology, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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Calcium oxalate stone and gout - Abstract
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Department of Surgery, Zensa Hospital, Trivandrum, 695009, India.
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AUA MA 2009 - Ureteroscopic management of large intrarenal calculi: A comparison of techniques - Session Highlights
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, USA (UroToday.com) - Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is considered gold standard for large renal calculi.
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Transurethral cystolithotripsy with holmium laser under local anesthesia in selected patients - Abstract
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Department of Urology, Ministry of Health, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey.
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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