Overview
- Contains examples of treatment of rare conditions
- Written by experienced experts in the field
- Comprehensive guide to the procedure
Part of the book series: In Clinical Practice (ICP)
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About this book
This book is a comprehensive guide to extracorporeal stone wave lithotripsy (ESWL) that includes a step-by-step approach for treating every possible kidney stone position. The book has an easy to read structure that will help readers understand ESWL quickly.
Written by leading experts who have used ESWL to treat over 23000 patients, this book brings together years of practical knowledge and expertise in one concise volume. The book aims to utilise this knowledge and allow people to independently carry out kidney stone treatment on patients. Diagrams and illustrations show the methods and techniques needed in ESWL, as well as the potential complications.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Rolf Schmutz, Medical-technical assistant ESWl, Urologie St. Anna, Lucerne. He is a leading expert in extracorporeal stone wave lithotripsy and over the last 30 years has treated over 23000 patients. He has previously held the position of medical-technical assistant at the University of Berne.
Frédéric Birkhäuser is a urology specialist at Urologie St. Anna, in Lucerne, Switzerland. Since 2014 he has been an examiner at the oral examinations of the European Board of Urology (EBU), in Brussells, and since 2013 he has been the external expert of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for the review of grant applications.
Pascal Zehnder is a urology specialist at Urologie St. Anna, in Lucerne, Switzerland. He is an examiner of oral and practical examinations at the Swiss Board of Urology, as well as a reviewer for numberous scientific journals, including the Journal of Urology, British Journal of Urology International, and the British Journal of Cancer.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Book Subtitle: In Clinical Practice
Authors: Rolf Schmutz, Frédéric Birkhäuser, Pascal Zehnder
Series Title: In Clinical Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77640-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77639-2Published: 10 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77640-8Published: 27 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2199-6652
Series E-ISSN: 2199-6660
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 117
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology