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The Role of Interventional Management for Urinary Tract Calculi

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The treatment of urinary tract stone disease has been revolutionized over the last 3 decades with the major technological advances of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous renal surgery, and ureteroscopy. These have not only made open surgery virtually obsolete but undoubtedly have lowered the threshold for intervention.

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  1. Department of Urology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK

    Kenneth J. Hastie

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  1. Dept. of Urology, J Floor, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom

    Christopher R. Chapple

  2. Dept. Urology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virgin Islands, USA

    William D. Steers

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Hastie, K.J. (2011). The Role of Interventional Management for Urinary Tract Calculi. In: Chapple, C., Steers, W. (eds) Practical Urology: Essential Principles and Practice. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-034-0_30

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