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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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Diagnosis and management of postpercutaneous nephrolithotomy residual stone fragments - Abstract
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Second Department of Urology, Athens Medical School, Sismanoglio Hospital , Athens, Greece.
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Effect of potassium citrate therapy on the risk of renal stone formation during spaceflight - Abstract
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Astronaut Office, Houston, Texas.
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Pattern of family history in stone patients - Abstract
Monday, 12 October 2009
Department of Surgery, Zensa Hospital, Trivandrum, 695009, India.
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Gastric band placement for obesity is not associated with increased urinary risk of urolithiasis compared to bypass - Abstract
Friday, 09 October 2009
Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
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The risk of melamine-induced nephrolithiasis in young children starts at a lower intake level than recommended by the WHO - Abstract
Thursday, 08 October 2009
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, People's Republic of China.
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Estimation of urinary stone composition by automated processing of CT images - Abstract
Wednesday, 07 October 2009
Department of Urology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
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Ultrasound probes have high success in breaking up kidney stones
Wednesday, 07 October 2009
BERKELEY, CA, USA (News Release) - October 6, 2009
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URS 2009 - The first drug eluting ureteral stent: A prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a ketorolac-loaded ureteral stent - Slide Presentation
Thursday, 01 October 2009
NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA (UroToday.com) - Presented by John D. Denstedt, MD, FRCSC, FACS at the Urological Research Society (URS) - 25th Annual Meeting - August 10 - 14, 2009
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URS 2009 - Coherent scatter computed tomography for structural and compositional stone analysis: A prospective comparison with infrared spectroscopy - Slide Presentation
Thursday, 01 October 2009
NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA (UroToday.com) - Presented by John D. Denstedt, MD, FRCSC, FACS at the Urological Research Society (URS) - 25th Annual Meeting - August 10 - 14, 2009
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Novel electromagnetic lithotriptor for upper tract stones with and without a ureteral stent - Abstract
Friday, 25 September 2009
Department of Urology, General Hospital Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
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Skin to stone distance is an independent predictor of stone-free status following shockwave lithotripsy - Abstract
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
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Editorial - Flexible and rigid cystoscopy in women
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In this single blinded, prospective study, 36 women requiring cystoscopy were randomized to either rigid or flexible cystoscopy;
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Comparison of kidney-ureter-bladder abdominal radiography and computed tomography scout films for identifying renal calculi - Abstract
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Department of Urology, Christchurch Public Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Retrograde ureteroscopy for renal stones larger than 2.5 cm - Abstract
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Department of Urology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
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Use of Hem-o-lok clips for vascular control during retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy in children - Abstract
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad, India.
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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