PMID- 21585161
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110621
LR  - 20161020
IS  - 1124-3562 (Print)
IS  - 1124-3562 (Linking)
VI  - 83
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Mar
TI  - Treatment of small lower pole calculi--SWL vs. URS vs. PNL?
PG  - 6-9
AB  - According to current guideline recommendations extracorporeal shock wave 
      lithotripsy (SWL) remains the first choice treatment for small and mid-sized 
      renal calculi. However, the results of SWL treatment for lower pole stones can be 
      disappointing whilst more invasive endoscopic modalities, such as flexible 
      ureterorenoscopy (fURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) are often 
      considered more effective. This article summarizes a point-counterpoint 
      discussion at the 9th eULIS symposium in Como, Italy, and discusses the potential 
      advantages and disadvantages of the different therapeutic approaches.
FAU - Knoll, Thomas
AU  - Knoll T
AD  - Department of Urology, Sindelfingen-Boeblingen Medical Center, University of 
      Tubingen, Germany. t.knoll@klinikverbund-suedwest.de
FAU - Tasca, Andrea
AU  - Tasca A
FAU - Buchholz, Noor P
AU  - Buchholz NP
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Italy
TA  - Arch Ital Urol Androl
JT  - Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale [di] Societa 
      italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica
JID - 9308247
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Kidney Calculi/pathology/*therapy
MH  - *Lithotripsy
MH  - *Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
MH  - *Ureteroscopy
EDAT- 2011/05/19 06:00
MHDA- 2011/06/22 06:00
CRDT- 2011/05/19 06:00
PHST- 2011/05/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/05/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/06/22 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2011 Mar;83(1):6-9.