Selected spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with profound spasticity may be treated by implantation of a baclofen pump for intrathecal administration of baclofen. The pump is implanted in the abdominal ...

Prior to the development of ESWL or instruments suitable for ureteroscopy, management of ureteral calculi was limited to open ureterolithotomy, blind basketry, or "wait-and-see" observation in hopes ...

Nephrolithiasis can persist after treatment with extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Thiazide diuretics reduce the renal excretion of calcium and have been used to treat calcium ...

Significantly higher frequencies of renal calculi were found among the 625 parents and sibs of 106 subjects prone to calcium oxalate stone formation as compared with 576 corresponding relatives of ...

Many widespread kidney stones treatments have nasty side effects. New research reveals many shortcomings of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In short, PCNL can cause additional health problems.

Vision – To be the world's leading and most trusted provider of information and services that will make a real difference in clinical practice and improve outcomes for patients. Mission – To lead the ...

Read at the Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Fall River, Massachusetts, September 27, 1929. Barney — Chief of Service, Urological Department, Massachusetts General Hospital. For ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Vision – To be the world's leading and most trusted provider of information and services that will make a real difference in clinical practice and ...

When evaluating stone factors, location is the first consideration in developing treatment strategies for urinary calculi. Calyceal calculi. The renal calyces are the most common location for ...