Urolithiasis : symptoms, management and prevention strategies / Joseph Fletcher, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fletcher, Joseph, editor.

Series:

Renal and Urologic Disorders

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urinary organs--Calculi--Treatment.

Urinary organs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (87 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Urolithiasis is one of the oldest documented medical ailments with archeological evidence showing that humans have suffered from kidney and bladder stones for centuries. Urolithiasis is a common multifactorial problem with multi-effect on the patients' quality of life and an economic burden on the individual and the health system of the country. Various intrinsic and extrinsic factors are associated with the risk for stone formation. Among intrinsic factors are race, sex, and genetics. Finding the cause of urolithiasis or establishing it early in life will reduce the consequence and complicati

Contents:

""UROLITHIASIS: SYMPTOMS, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES""; ""UROLITHIASIS: SYMPTOMS, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Use of Metallic Stents for Chronic Ureteral Obstruction""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Historical Perspectives""; ""Types of Metallic Stents Available for Clinical Use""; ""Complications of Metallic Stenting""; ""Economics of Metallic Stenting""; ""Current Clinical Perspectives on the Resonance® Metallic Stent""; ""Indications, Alternatives, and Risks""

""Patient Selection""""Operative Technique""; ""Follow-Up Care""; ""Future Directions""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Modern Stone Management: Prevalence and Practice Patterns for Treatment of Upper Tract Calculi""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Emergency Shockwave Lithotripsy: Past, Present and Future""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Evolution of Shockwave Lithotripsy - General Principles""; ""Contemporary Lithotripsy by Shockwave - The Concept of Emergency Treatment""; ""Indications and Limitations""

""The Future of Emergency Shockwave Lithotripsy - Technology and Management""""Technology""; ""Management Strategies""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Hereditary Kidney Stones""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1. Types of Kidney Stones""; ""1.2. Prevalence of Hereditary Kidney Stones""; ""1.3. Future Perspectives""; ""2. Cystinuria""; ""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Prevalence""; ""2.3. Genetics""; ""2.4. Presentation""; ""2.5. Complications""; ""2.6. Diagnosis""; ""2.7. Treatment""; ""2.8. Prognosis""; ""2.9. Conclusion""; ""3. Hypercalciuria""; ""3.1. Introduction""

""3.2. Prevalence""""3.3. Genetics""; ""3.4. Presentation""; ""3.5. Complications""; ""3.6. Diagnosis""; ""3.7. Treatment""; ""3.8. Prognosis""; ""3.9. Conclusion""; ""4. Primary Hyperoxaluria""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Prevalence""; ""4.3. Genetics""; ""4.4. Presentation""; ""4.5. Complications""; ""4.6. Diagnosis""; ""4.7. Treatment""; ""4.8. Prognosis""; ""4.9. Conclusion""; ""5. Xanthinuria""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Prevalence""; ""5.3. Genetics""; ""5.4. Presentation""; ""5.5. Complications""; ""5.6. Diagnosis""; ""5.7. Treatment""; ""5.8. Prognosis""; ""5.9. Conclusion""

""6. Dihydroxyadeninuria""""6.1. Introduction""; ""6.2. Prevalence""; ""6.3. Genetics""; ""6.4. Presentation""; ""6.5. Complications""; ""6.6. Diagnosis""; ""6.7. Treatment""; ""6.8. Prognosis""; ""6.9. Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Surgical Management of Paediatric Urolithiasis""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""I. Management of Renal Calculi in Paediatric Age Group""; ""a) Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL)""; ""b) Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)""; ""c) Laparoscopy""; ""d) Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyelolithotomy""; ""e) Open Surgery""

""II. Management of Ureteral Calculi in Paediatric Age Group""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-530-2

OCLC:

900539814