Urinary Tract Stone Disease

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Epidemiology....Pages 3-8
Genetics and Molecular Biology of Renal Stones....Pages 9-15
Physicochemical Aspects of Uro-crystallization and Stone Formation....Pages 17-30
The Possible Roles of Inhibitors, Promoters, and Macromolecules in the Formation of Calcium Kidney Stones....Pages 31-60
Renal Cellular Dysfunction/Damage and the Formation of Kidney Stones....Pages 61-86
Interaction of Stone Components with Cells and Tissues....Pages 87-101
Randall’s Plaques....Pages 103-112
Dietary Factors....Pages 113-124
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Stones....Pages 125-129
Stone Disease in Animals....Pages 131-150
Pathogenesis of Stones: Summary of Current Concepts....Pages 151-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Calcium Metabolism and Hypercalciuria....Pages 159-167
Vitamin D Metabolism and Stones....Pages 169-179
Urinary Citrate and Citrate Metabolism....Pages 181-184
Uric Acid Metabolism and Uric Acid Stones....Pages 185-193
Oxalate Metabolism and the Primary Hyperoxalurias....Pages 195-206
Cystinuria and Cystine Stones....Pages 207-215
Urinary Infection and Struvite Stones....Pages 217-224
Drug-Induced Renal Stones....Pages 225-237
Endemic Bladder Stones....Pages 239-243
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Economic Implications of Medical and Surgical Management....Pages 245-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
What Are Shock Waves?....Pages 253-262
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotriptors....Pages 263-277
Biological Effects Produced by High-Energy Shock Waves....Pages 279-291
Intracorporeal Nonlaser Lithotripsy....Pages 293-299
Laser Lithotripsy Physics....Pages 301-309
Alternative Laser Energy Sources: Clinical Implications....Pages 311-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Imaging for Stones....Pages 319-340
Urinary Stone Analysis....Pages 341-353
Risk Indices....Pages 355-368
Blood and Urinary Tests in Stone Formers....Pages 369-374
Crystallization and Other Studies....Pages 375-382
Experimental Models for Investigation of Stone Disease....Pages 383-390
Clinical Trials in Stone Disease....Pages 391-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Epidemiology of Pediatric Urolithiasis....Pages 409-420
Metabolic Stone Disease in Children....Pages 421-430
The Role of Minimally Invasive Techniques....Pages 431-438
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
Indications for Surgical Removal, Including Asymptomatic Stones....Pages 441-451
Front Matter....Pages 453-453
Renal Stones....Pages 455-467
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Ureteral Stones....Pages 469-477
Front Matter....Pages 479-479
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy....Pages 481-495
Ureteroscopy for Ureteric Stones....Pages 497-507
Indications for and Technique of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Renal Stones....Pages 509-523
Urolithiasis in Pregnancy....Pages 525-536
Surgical Management of Urolithiasis in Transplanted Kidneys....Pages 537-542
Stents and Stenting....Pages 543-551
Flexible Ureterorenoscopy: Tips and Tricks....Pages 553-576
Training Implications for Stone Management....Pages 577-587
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Open Surgery to Remove Stones: When and How?....Pages 591-600
Autotransplantation and Ureteric Replacement: In Whom and How?....Pages 601-616
Liver and Renal Transplantation in Primary Hyperoxaluria....Pages 617-625
Chemolytic Treatment of Patients with Urinary Tract Stones....Pages 627-637
Front Matter....Pages 639-639
Establishment and Management of a Stone Clinic....Pages 641-650
Medical Expulsive Therapy....Pages 651-658
Metabolic Investigations: When and in Whom....Pages 659-665
Medical Management of Idiopathic Calcium Stone Disease....Pages 667-672
Medical Management: Uric Acid and Cystine Stones....Pages 673-680
Medical Management of Struvite Stones....Pages 681-686
Dietary Assessment and Advice....Pages 687-694
Stone Management in the Presence of Morbid Obesity....Pages 695-706
Back Matter....Pages 707-720