CUA Guideline: Management of ureteral calculi

Guideline for the Management of Ureteral Calculi

2007 guideline for the management of ureteral calculi.

Recent advances in management of ureteral calculi

The management of patients with urinary tract stone disease has changed dramatically over recent years, with current treatment modalities focused on their minimal invasiveness. In this article we will discuss the recent advances in the field of urolithiasis management, with a focus on medical expulsive therapy, extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy.

CUA guideline: Vasectomy.

Vasectomy is a safe and effective method of birth control. Although it is a simple elective procedure, vasectomy is associated with potential minor and major complications. The early failure rate of vasectomy (presence of motile sperm in the ejaculate at 3–6 months post-vasectomy) is in the range of 0.3–9% and the late failure rate is in the range of 0.04–0.08%. The no-scalpel vasectomy techniq...

CUA guideline on the management of cystic renal lesions.

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