Purpose : The optimal management of lower pole renal calculi is controversial. We compared
shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) for the treatment of patients with …

Little information has been published regarding the relative contributions and exact
mechanisms involved in stone fragmentation during holmium laser lithotripsy. High-speed …

Purpose : We evaluate the results of simultaneous bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Materials and Methods: The charts of 52 patients scheduled for simultaneous bilateral …

Flexible nephroscopy has become an important diagnostic and therapeutic modality for
urologists. We have applied the flexible nephroscope in four clinical settings: as an adjunct to …

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is often misdiagnosed as
pancreatic cancer. Since autoimmune pancreatitis is benign and responds to steroid …

Objectives Since the introduction of the Holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) laser
over two decades ago, it has become an indispensable tool in the urologist’s armamentarium…

The progressive inflammatory nature of chronic pancreatitis and its sparse therapeutic toolbox
remain obstacles in offering patients durable solutions for their symptoms. Obstruction of …

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) was first described by Fernstrom and Johansson in
1976 [1]. Improved surgical instruments and endourologic techniques developed in the …

METHODS: 29,277 patients undergoing percutaneous procedures for urinary calculi
between 1988 and 2000 were abstracted from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample using ICD-9 …

… John Dushinski, MD corresponding author …