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12474646

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
The surgical management of urinary calculus disease has changed dramatically in the past two decades. Minimally invasive options have made open stone surgery nearly obsolete. The development of shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy techniques and intracorporeal lithotripsy devices has conferred unprecedented management tools for upper tract stones. Moreover, transfusion rates, hospital costs, and convalescence periods have been markedly reduced when compared to open surgery. Likewise, the advent of fiberoptic technology has resulted in miniaturization of ureteroscopes making access to the entire collecting system possible from either a retrograde or antegrade approach. With experience, successful stone retrieval has occurred in upwards of 90% of cases, again with minimal complications. The subspecialty of Endourology has emerged over the past 20 years and significantly changed the management of urinary tract calculi within this short period of time. Further advancements in shock wave and laser technology, training modules and the development of more durable endoscopes may prove beneficial in providing even better stone treatments with a reduction in morbidity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0889-8529
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1065-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical management of urolithiasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, Box 3167, Room 1572D, White Zone, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review