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Contemporary management of ureteral stones
1Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
The Urologic Clinics of North America
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
The management of ureteral stones has undergone revolutionary changes in the past 15 years. The parallel advances in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous and retrograde endoscopic access to the collecting system, and intracorporeal lithotripsy devices almost completely have supplanted the need for a traditional ureterolithotomy. The merits of the various technologies that are available are discussed as they apply to treating calculi in different ureteral segments.