Urinary Tract Stone Disease
Urinary Tract Stone Disease covers the entire subject of urinary stone disease from basic sciences to medical and surgical treatment of stones. The surgical management of urinary stone disease has advanced significantly since the introduction of shock wav
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P. Nagaraja Rao • Glenn M. Preminger John P. Kavanagh Editors
Urinary Tract Stone Disease
Editors P. Nagaraja Rao, Ch.M., F.R.C.S (Ed) Formerly Director Total Stone Management Centre University Hospital of South Manchester Manchester, UK Currently Visiting Professor of Urology NTR University of Health Sciences Vijayawada, India
Glenn M. Preminger Division of Urologic Surgery Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, USA
John P. Kavanagh Department of Urology University Hospital of South Manchester Manchester, UK
ISBN 978-1-84800-361-3 e-ISBN 978-1-84800-362-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84800-362-0 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010937973 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The surgical management of urinary stone disease has advanced quite dramatically since the introduction of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy (URS), and more recently retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) with small, flexible fiber-optic ureteroscopes. As a result, “cutting for stones” has become a rare procedure. These minimally invasive techniques are now used in the pediatric population as well with great safety and success. In the practice of medicine, it is far more important to prevent a disease than try to treat it once the symptoms have manifested. In this respect, our understanding on how stones form has also advanced significantly, particularly in the last decade. It is also being recognized that while it is possible to remove the stones with minimal morbidity, it is far better and more economical if stones can be prevented. Given such advances, there is the need for a “text book” that brings together all aspects of urinary stone disease, and we have been fortunate to be able to recruit experts and op
