Background A 50-year-old man presented to an outpatient urology clinic with left-sided flank pain. He had received treatment for a left renal pelvis calculus 5 years earlier; shock wave lithotripsy ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Patient 1 was a 73-year-old woman with a 30-year history of nephrolithiasis, as well as a history of rheumatoid arthritis and arterial hypertension. She had been treated with methotrexate, furosemide ...

Study design: Clinical case report with comments by colleagues from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Japan, and Poland. Objectives: To discuss challenges in the management of spinal bifida patients, who ...

A GREAT deal can be accomplished to prevent the formation of renal stones. Indeed, such prophylaxis is as important as the surgical removal of the stone itself. It is essential for the medical ...