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Urolithiasis

A Comprehensive History

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  • Written by the Curator for the American Urological Association's William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History

  • Provides depth and details not found in modern overviews on the topic

  • Integrates classic material and new concepts

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. A History of Histories

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 1-3
  3. Epistemology and Lithology

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 5-15
  4. Paleolithology

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 21-25
  5. Greco-Roman Stone Disease

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 27-29
  6. Dark Ages, Dark Therapies

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 31-35
  7. Renaissance of Urolithiasis

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 37-45
  8. Enlightened Minds and Stone Disease

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 57-65
  9. Charlatans, Quacks, and Joanna Stephens

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 67-83
  10. Evolution of Stone Disease

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 85-99
  11. Founding Fathers of Stone Chemistry

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 101-116
  12. Famous Stone Sufferers

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 117-119
  13. The Stone Hospital and Stone Treatment

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 145-161
  14. Liesegang Rings

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 163-180
  15. Lithotomy

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 181-211
  16. Lithotrity and Litholapaxy

    • Michael E. Moran
    Pages 213-233

About this book

Urolithiasis: A Comprehensive History provides a historical sojourn into the varied manifestations of kidney stone disease. Utilizing historical sources and integrating classic material with new concepts, this new volume provides depth and details on stone disease not found in modern overviews on the topic. This volume serves as a very useful tool for physicians and researchers dealing with kidney stone disease.

 

Written by a renowned expert in the field, Urolithiasis: A Comprehensive History is an in depth resource that heightens our medical understanding of this ancient disease and is of great value to urologists, nephrologists, endocrinologists interested in stone disease.

Authors and Affiliations

  • American Urological Association, William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History, Linthicum, USA

    Michael E. Moran

About the author

Michael E. Moran, M.D.
Curator, Wiliam P. Didusch Center for Urologic History, American Urological Association, Linthicum, MD, USA

Former President and Secretary to the R.O.C.K. Society, dedicated to urolithiasis research

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urolithiasis

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive History

  • Authors: Michael E. Moran

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8196-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

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

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8195-9Published: 31 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5311-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8196-6Published: 30 October 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 471

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urology, Primary Care Medicine, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology

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eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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