title: Changing paradigms in the treatment of uroliths by lithotripsy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Jody P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lulich
authors.forename: Larry G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Albasan'
authors.forename: Carl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*