Changing paradigms in the treatment of uroliths by lithotripsy.
Surgery remains a common procedure for removal of uroliths from the lower urinary tract of dogs. Incorporation of intracorporeal laser lithotripsy and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has provided impetus for a paradigm shift in the way veterinarians manage urinary stones, however. These minimally invasive techniques provide a successful alternative to surgical urolith extraction.
Lulich
Jody P
JP
Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, Minnesota Urolith Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1352 Boyd Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. lulic001@umn.edu
Adams
Larry G
LG
Grant
David
D
Albasan'
Hasan
H
Osborne
Carl A
CA
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