Chapter 1: Aua Guideline on Management of Staghorn Calculi: Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations

No AccessJournal of UrologyAdult Urology: Urolithiasis/Endourology1 Jun 2005CHAPTER 1: AUA GUIDELINE ON MANAGEMENT OF STAGHORN CALCULI: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS GLENN M. PREMINGER, DEAN G. ASSIMOS, JAMES E. LINGEMAN, STEPHEN Y. NAKADA, MARGARET S. PEARLE, and J. STUART WOLF GLENN M. PREMINGERGLENN M. PREMINGER , DEAN G. ASSIMOSDEAN G. ASSIMOS , JAMES E. LINGEMANJAMES E. LINGEMAN , STEPHEN Y. NAKADASTEPHEN Y. NAKADA , MARGARET S. PEARLEMARGARET S. PEARLE , and J. STUART WOLFJ. STUART WOLF View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000161171.67806.2aAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail References 1 : Retrospective follow-up of patients with struvite calculi. In: Urolithiasis Clinical and Basic Research. Edited by . New York: Plenum Press1981: 191. Google Scholar 2 : Surgical, bacteriological, and biochemical management of infection stones. JAMA1971; 215: 1470. 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Volume 173Issue 6June 2005Page: 1991-2000 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2005 by American Urological Association, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information GLENN M. PREMINGER Financial interest and/or other relationship with Boston Scientific-Urology, Olympus American, Inc., Mission Pharmacal and Applied Urology. More articles by this author DEAN G. ASSIMOS Financial interest and/or other relationship with Medical Reviews in Urology, Ixion and Boston Scientific. More articles by this author JAMES E. LINGEMAN Financial interest and/or other relationship with Olympus, Lumenis, Thermatrix, Midstate Mobile Lithotripsy, LP, Progressive Thermotherapy, LP, Storz Medical and Boston Scientific. More articles by this author STEPHEN Y. NAKADA Financial interest and/or other relationship with Cook Urology, Applied Medical and Boston Scientific. More articles by this author MARGARET S. PEARLE Financial interest and/or other relationship with Applied Medical, Percutaneous Systems, Inc., Cook Urology and Boston Scientific. More articles by this author J. STUART WOLF More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...