Publisher's Synopsis
A comprehensive text on the assessment and management of stone disease written by two of the major authorities in the field. Presents a complete evaluation, with coverage of basic science, as well as medical, surgical, ureteroscopic, percutaneous, and lithotriptic modes of management. Offers rationale for choosing the proper treatment approach. Among the topics discussed are the physiochemistry of stone formation, infection, guidelines in evaluation and management, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, chemolysis, ureteroscopy, basketing, and more.
