Surgical Strategies in Endourology for Stone Disease

Introduction

This book provides a practical guide to surgical endourology. Evidence-based chapters give expert opinion on complex cases, best practice techniques, and treating complications. The book covers a broad range of topics required within urological treatment including basic science, imaging in endourology, the use of technological devices, therapeutics for endourology, the treatment of high risk patients, stone disease management, pelvic kidneys, and dialysis.
Surgical Strategies in Endourology aims to give the reader guidance in treating patients with endourological conditions and is relevant to both practising and trainee urologists.

Front Matter
Pages i-xix

Types of Stone Treatment
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 1-3

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 5-9

Access for PCNL: Which Calyx and How to Puncture
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 11-22

Management of PCNL Complications
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 23-26

Types of Lithotripsy for PCNL
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 27-31

PCNL Strategy for a Staghorn Stone
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 33-47

PCNL Strategy for Lower Calyceal Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 49-57

PCNL Strategy for Upper Calyceal Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 59-67

The Rigid Cystoscope
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 69-77

The Flexible Cystoscope
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 79-83

The Rigid Ureteroscope
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 85-90

Flexible Ureterorenoscopy
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 91-103

Surgical Strategy for Lower Pole Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 105-119

Surgical Strategy for Renal Stones with Distal Ureteric Calculus
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 121-138

Surgical Strategy for the Renal Pelvic Stone
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 139-144

Surgical Strategies in PUJ Obstruction
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 145-154

Surgical Strategy for Proximal Ureteric Stone
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 155-162

Surgical Strategy for VUJ Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 163-168

Surgical Strategy for Distal Ureteric Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 169-191

Surgical Strategy for Stones Within a Calyceal Diverticula
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 193-219

Difficult Access to the Ureter
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 221-226

Surgical Strategy for an Encrusted Stent
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 227-234

Surgical Strategy for Change of Ureteric Stents
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 235-242

Surgical Strategy for Bilateral Renal Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 243-249

Surgical Strategy for Ureteric Strictures
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 251-272

Surgical Strategy for Bladder Stones
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 273-278

Surgical Strategy for a Bulbourethral Stricture
Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala
Pages 279-284
Back Matter
Pages 285-288

About the authors

Sanchia Goonewardene qualified from Birmingham Medical School with Honours in Clinical Science and a BMedSc Degree in Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine. She has served on the EAU Guidelines Panel on Chronic Pelvic Pain. She has been an MSc  Thesis examiner for the University of Edinburgh/ Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ESSQ course. She is an Associate Editor for the  Journal of Robotic Surgery and is on the review board of BMJ case reports. Additionally, she is on the working group of The International Continence Society Terminology Panel on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Male LUTS and the Good Urodynamic Practice Panel. She has published 6 books and  is Series Editor for Management of Urology, Springer Nature. Her first book published, 'Core Surgical Procedures for Urology Trainees Editor)  has since ranked Number 3 in Book Authority's 100 Best Urology Books of all Time.