Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
PART I. INDICATIONS
Chapter 1 – Indications for Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy (pp. 3-16)
Ryoji Takazawa, M.D., Ph.D., Sachi Kitayama, M.D. and Toshihiko Tsujii, M.D., Ph.D.
PART II. INSTRUMENTATION
Chapter 2 – Instrumentation for Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy (pp. 19-50)
Ryoji Takazawa, M.D., Ph.D., Sachi Kitayama, M.D. and Toshihiko Tsujii, M.D., Ph.D.
PART III. TECHNIQUES
Chapter 3 – Preoperative Preparation: Antibiotics, Prestenting, and Percutaneous Nephrostomy (pp. 53-62)
Takashi Kawahara, M.D., Hiroki Ito, M.D., Hiroji Uemura, M.D., Ph.D., Yoshinobu Kubota, M.D., Ph.D., Junichi Matsuzaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 4 – Semirigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy: Ohtsuka Method (pp. 63-76)
Ryoji Takazawa, M.D., Ph.D., Sachi Kitayama, M.D. and Toshihiko Tsujii, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 5 – Semirigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy: Ohguchi-Higashi Method (pp. 77-86)
Junichi Matsuzaki, M.D., Ph.D., Takashi Kawahara, M.D., Hiroki Ito, M.D., Hiroji Uemura, M.D., Ph.D., Masahiro Yao, M.D., Ph.D. and Yoshinobu Kubota, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 6 – Stenting and Postoperative Care (pp. 87-98)
Takashi Kawahara, M.D., Hiroki Ito, M.D., Hiroji Uemura, M.D., Ph.D., Yoshinobu Kubota, M.D., Ph.D. and Junichi Matsuzaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 7 – Combination with PCNL: Ureteroscopy-Assisted Retrograde Nephrostomy (UARN) (pp. 99-110)
Takashi Kawahara, M.D., Hiroki Ito, M.D., Hiroji Uemura, M.D., Ph.D., Yoshinobu Kubota, M.D., Ph.D. and Junichi Matsuzaki, M.D., Ph.D.
PART IV. EVALUATIONS
Chapter 8 – Pre- and Post-Operative Evaluations (pp. 113-126)
Hiroki Ito, M.D., Takashi Kawahara, M.D., Masahiro Yao, M.D., Ph.D., Yoshinobu Kubota, M.D., Ph.D. and Junichi Matsuzaki, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 9 – Complications of Ureteroscopy (pp. 127-132)
Tetsuo Yoshikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 10 – Evidence for Staged Operations (pp. 133-140)
Ryoji Takazawa, M.D., Ph.D., Sachi Kitayama, M.D. and Toshihiko Tsujii, M.D., Ph.D.
POSTFACE: FUTURE VISION
Authors’ Contact Information
Index