TREATMENT OPTIONS IN STRUVITE STONES

Authors
WANG LP WONG HY GRIFFITH DP
Citation
Lp. Wang et al., TREATMENT OPTIONS IN STRUVITE STONES, Urologic clinics of North America, 24(1), 1997, pp. 149
Citations number
148
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<149:TOISS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The treatment of struvite calculi remains problematic. Without treatme nt, a vicious cycle of stone formation occurs. Multimodality therapy i s key. The urologist must approach struvite staghorn calculi with a va st armamentarium of surgical and medical techniques.