CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL STONES

Authors
SINGAL RK DENSTEDT JD
Citation
Rk. Singal et Jd. Denstedt, CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL STONES, Urologic clinics of North America, 24(1), 1997, pp. 59
Citations number
78
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Urologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00940143
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-0143(1997)24:1<59:CMOUS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The management of ureteral stones has undergone revolutionary changes in the past 15 years. The parallel advances in extracorporeal shock wa ve lithotripsy, percutaneous and retrograde endoscopic access to the c ollecting system, and intracorporeal lithotripsy devices almost comple tely have supplanted the need for a traditional ureterolithotomy. The merits of the various technologies that are available are discussed as they apply to treating calculi in different ureteral segments.