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  • Title: Minimally invasive approaches to upper urinary tract urolithiasis.
    Author: Wignall GR, Canales BK, Denstedt JD, Monga M.
    Journal: Urol Clin North Am; 2008 Aug; 35(3):441-54, viii. PubMed ID: 18761198.
    Abstract:
    The surgical management of urolithiasis is an ever-changing discipline that presents unique challenges to the urologist. This article reviews the current minimally invasive treatment options for upper urinary tract urolithiasis. First it examines several factors that influence stone-free rates, including Hounsfield units of calculi, obesity, and lower pole factors. Surgical management of ureteral calculi is reviewed along with a discussion of stone management in high-risk patients including those who are pregnant. Surgical technique of shockwave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and laparoscopy is discussed in depth, with attention paid to possible variations in technique.
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