Urolithiasis in Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Said Abdallah Al-Mamari (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 309
• Series: In Clinical Practice
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book serves as a concise guide to urinary stone disease, providing simplified and complete information about the topic area. Various surgical techniques are provided and accompanied by first-hand accounts, to give insight into the operating room.

The book is a quick reference guide and is relevant to both trainees and professionals. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book brings together years of experience and contains essential information on all aspects of lithology. The book covers all treatment options so that the best possible methods can be chosen for each patient.

Urinary stone disease is a widespread ailment and updated information about it is permanently needed by trainees and professionals.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
Introduction (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 1-3
History of Stone Disease (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 5-17
Epidemiology of Urinary Stones (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 19-25
Stone Composition (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 27-45
Lithogenesis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 47-56
Etiology of Urolithiasis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 57-111
Symptomatology and Signs of Urinary Stones (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 113-119
Complications of Urolithiasis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 121-129
Investigations of Urinary Lithiasis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 131-157
Differential Diagnosis of Urolithiasis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 159-175
Treatment of Urolithiasis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 177-279
Special Conditions in Urinary Lithiasis (Said Abdallah Al-Mamari)....Pages 281-296
Back Matter ....Pages 297-300

✦ Subjects

Urology