Clinical Management of Urolithiasis
The prevalence and incidence of urolithiasis are rising worldwide. Accordingly, the diagnosis, management, and prevention of urinary calculi are relevant to all urologists. A host of new technologies, techniques, and medical regimens have been introduced
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Thomas Knoll • Margaret S. Pearle Editors
Clinical Management of Urolithiasis
Editors Thomas Knoll Department of Urology Klinikum Sindelfingen-Böblingen University of Tübingen Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany
Margaret S. Pearle Department of Urology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas USA
ISBN 978-3-642-28731-2 ISBN 978-3-642-28732-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-28732-9 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Foreword
I had the chance to read all manuscripts of this intercontinental book in advance. I was of course curious to find out if the authors would know all the facts I know – an old guy who has been active in Urology for nearly 40 years. The list of authors is so impressive that it was no surprise to find no stone unturned and some I had not touched myself. Most of the authors are internationally well known urological authorities and serve in national and international associations and committees setting the standards in the stone business. In the chapter on Epidemiology, I enjoyed the philosophy “that stone disease should be considered a systemic disorder, characterized by
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