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Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease

  • Provides evidence-based recommendations for effective drug therapies for stone prevention

  • Written entirely by experts in their field?

  • Is of great value to a diverse audience, including urologists, nephrologists, primary care physicians, and dieticians

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Metabolic Evaluation: Underused or Overdone?

    • Juan C. Calle, Manoj Monga
    Pages 1-6
  3. Dietary Calcium and Prevention of Calcium Stones: More or Less?

    • Jodi Antonelli, Margaret S. Pearle
    Pages 29-43
  4. Citrus Juices and Prevention of Calcium Stones: Some, but Not All?

    • Michael P. Kurtz, Brian H. Eisner
    Pages 45-62
  5. Bariatric Surgery and Stone Disease: Help or Hindrance?

    • Gautam Jayram, Brian R. Matlaga
    Pages 63-70
  6. Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis: Uric Acid or Urine pH?

    • Khashayar Sakhaee
    Pages 91-103
  7. Cystinuria: Assessing and Managing Risk

    • Nicola T. Sumorok, David S. Goldfarb
    Pages 105-114
  8. Potassium Citrate and Calcium Stones: Benefit or Risk?

    • Ramy F. Youssef, Glenn M. Preminger, Michael E. Lipkin
    Pages 115-130
  9. Thiazides and Calcium Stones: Overrated or Underused?

    • John J. Knoedler, Amy E. Krambeck
    Pages 131-141
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 143-145

About this book

Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease addresses areas of controversy regarding the evaluation and management of recurrent stone formers and provides the best available evidence to support or refute common common drug and dietary recommendations. Aimed at dispelling common myths about preventative stone treatment, this book provides practical recommendations for the diagnositic evaluation and treatment and recurrent calcium calcium stone formers, but addresses uric acid and cystine stone formers.

Written by experts in stone disease, Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease is a concise yet comprehensive resource that provides the best, current evidence supporting medical practices regarding kidney stone prevention. The book will be of value to anyone involved in the medical care of patients with kidney stones, including urologists, nephrologists, primary care physicians, and dieticians.

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From the reviews:

“This practical book provides evidence-based medical management recommendations for kidney stone prevention in contemporary practice. … this book is appropriate for a wide array of providers, including urologists, nephrologists, primary care physicians, and dietitians. This valuable resource, written by experts, would be useful for trainees as well as practicing physicians. … The text is complemented by black-and-white as well as color figures, tables, and diagrams that are easy to follow. The references are up to date and highly relevant.” (Kelly A. Healy, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA

    Margaret S. Pearle

  • Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA

    Stephen Y. Nakada

About the editors

Margaret S. Pearle, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Urology, Dallas, TX, USA

Stephen Y. Nakada, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Urology, Madison, WI, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical Controversies in Medical Management of Stone Disease

  • Editors: Margaret S. Pearle, Stephen Y. Nakada

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9575-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-9574-1Published: 31 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4438-5Published: 27 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-9575-8Published: 30 January 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 145

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urology, Nephrology, Primary Care Medicine

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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