Clinical management of urolithiasis

• Titel: Clinical management of urolithiasis
• Mitwirkende: Knoll, Thomas [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Pearle, Margaret S. [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: Thomas Knoll, Margaret S. Pearle eds.
• Ausgabe: 1st ed.
• Verlagsort: Berlin, Heidelberg
• Verlag: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• Jahr: 2012
• Umfang: 1 online resource (223 pages)
• Fussnoten: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
• ISBN: 978-3-642-28732-9
• Schlagwörter: (s)Harnsteinkrankheit / (s)Therapie
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Clinical management of urolithiasis. - Berlin : Springer, 2013. - X, 225 S.
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• RVK-Notation: YK 8715
• Sach-SW: Urinary organs ; Calculi..
• Sach-SW: Urinary organs ; Diseases..
• Sach-SW: Urology
• Sach-SW: Electronic books
• K10plus-PPN: 1746415053

Abstract

With the incidence of urolithiasis rising worldwide, this vital addition to the literature is a practical guide for urologists on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of urinary calculi, ranging from new imaging procedures to interventional treatments.

Abstract

Intro -- Clinical Management of Urolithiasis -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Reference -- Contents -- 1: Epidemiology of Stone Disease -- 1.1 Prevalence -- 1.1.1 Age -- 1.1.2 Race -- 1.1.3 Sex -- 1.2 Risk Factors -- 1.2.1 Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors -- 1.2.1.1 Diet -- 1.2.1.2 Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome -- 1.2.2 Fixed Risk Factors -- 1.2.3 Contextual Risk Factors -- 1.2.3.1 Climate -- 1.2.3.2 Occupational Exposure Risks -- 1.3 Healthcare Utilization -- 1.4 Future Research -- References -- 2: Imaging -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Computed Tomography -- 2.2.1 Indications -- 2.2.2 Radiation Exposure -- 2.2.3 Recommendations -- 2.3 Ultrasound -- 2.3.1 Indications -- 2.3.2 Recommendations -- 2.4 Plain Radiography -- 2.4.1 Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder (KUB) -- 2.4.2 Intravenous Pyelography (IVP) -- 2.4.3 Radiation Exposure -- 2.4.4 Recommendation -- 2.5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- 2.5.1 Indications -- 2.5.2 Recommendations -- 2.6 New Technology -- 2.6.1 Digital Tomosynthesis -- References -- 3: Acute Flank Pain -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Clinical Presentation -- 3.3 Physiology of Renal Colic Pain -- 3.4 Localization of Pain -- 3.5 Differential Diagnosis -- 3.6 Diagnostic Evaluation -- 3.6.1 History -- 3.6.2 Physical Examination -- 3.6.3 Laboratory Evaluation -- 3.6.4 Urine Studies -- 3.6.5 Diagnostic Imaging -- Conclusions -- References -- 4: Observation Versus Active Treatment -- 4.1 Observation -- 4.1.1 Indication for Observation -- 4.1.1.1 Spontaneous Stone Passage Rates -- 4.2 Active Treatment -- 4.2.1 Indication for Active Treatment -- 4.2.1.1 Ureter -- 4.2.1.2 Kidney -- 4.2.1.3 Timing of Intervention -- 4.2.2 Medical Expulsive Therapy (MET) -- 4.2.2.1 Pathophysiology -- 4.2.2.2 MET Indication -- Stone Size -- Distal Ureter -- Proximal Ureter -- 4.2.2.3 Class Effect.