Percutaneous Surgery of Kidney Stones Techniques and Tactics
In recent years the treatment of kidney stones has taken on a new dimension, thanks to modem techniques. E. Schmiedt and Ch. Chaussy revolutionized the therapy of kidney stones with their extra corporeal shockwave lithotripsy. After percutaneous fistuliz
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Percutaneous Surgery of Kidney Stones Techniques and Tactics Foreword by W. Mauermayer
With 65 Figures and 3 Color Plates
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg NewYork Tokyo 1984
Dr. med. Knut Korth Loretto-Krankenha us Urologische Abteilung Mercystr. 6-14 D-7800 Freiburg i. Brsg. Translator Virginia Sonntag-O'Brien Belfortstr. 19 D-7800 Freiburg i. Brsg.
German edition Perkutane Nierensteinchirurgie © by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1984
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Korth, Knut, 1936- Percutaneous surgery of kidney stones. Translation of: Perkutane Nierensteinchirurgie. Includes index. 1. Kidneys-Calculi-Surgery. I. Title. [DNLM: 1. Kidney Calculi-surgery. WJ 356 K85p] RD575.K6713 1984 617'.461 84-10647 ISBN-13: 978-3-642-69849-1 e-1SBN-13: 978-3-642-69847-7 001: 10.1007/978-3-642-69847-7 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort", Munich.
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Foreword
In recent years the treatment of kidney stones has taken on a new dimension, thanks to modem techniques. E. Schmiedt and Ch. Chaussy revolutionized the therapy of kidney stones with their extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. After percutaneous fistulization of the renal cavities by ultrasonically controlled puncture became a routine procedure, the obvious next step was to use the same approach, after dilating the track, to carry out intrarenal operations. Dr. Knut Korth has been using this operative technique for some time now. He has gained a great deal of experience, having treated hundreds of patients who have come to him from all parts of Europe. In this book he describes the endoscopic technique which he has used in 400 cases. He does not attempt to compare and contrast his method with others, but rather describes and discusses the route he has taken. The book hence takes on a very subjective character - in the positive sense of the word. Dr. Korth believes - and emphasizes - that puncture should be performed by the urologist himself so that the final responsibility for an operation is not divided. Our own experie
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