Urinary Stones

Synopsis

Acute urinary stones cause one of the most painful sensations the human body can experience, more painful than childbirth, broken bones, gunshot wounds or burns. Master your patient management with this comprehensive guide to a debilitating medical condition. Urinary Stones: Medical and Surgical Management provides urologists, nephrologists and surgeons with a practical, accessible guide to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of urinary stone disease.Divided into 2 parts - covering both medical and surgical management - leading experts discuss the key issues and examine how to deliver best practice in the clinical care of your patients.Topics covered include:Evaluation and management of stones in childrenRenal colic and medical expulsive therapyImaging in stone disease: sonography, contrast based fluoroscopy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance urographyMultimodality therapy: mixing and matching techniques to improve outcomeComplications of stone diseaseInterpretation of 24 hour urine chemistryPrevention of recurrent calcium, uric acid, struvite and cystine stonesThe different surgical techniques, including: ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy, ureteroscopic lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrostolithotomyPacked with high-quality figures, key points, and management algorithms, easy to follow, clear clinical guidance is supported by the very latest in management guidelines from the AUA and EAU.Brought to you by the best, this is the perfect consultation tool when on the wards or in the office.

Copyright:

2007

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781118405413

Related ISBNs:

9781118405437, 9781118405390

Publisher:

Wiley

Date of Addition:

02/02/16

Copyrighted By:

Wiley

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Medicine

Submitted By:

N/A

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.