Disintegration of kidney and gall stones by intense laser radiation is becoming increasingly important as a complementary technique to extracorporeal shockwave treatment.
The nonsurgical management of gallstone disease has drawn widespread clinical interest during the last decade as ultrasound surveys have indicated that cholelithiasis is predom- inantly an asymptomatic condition and much more prevalent than previously thought.
Technical improvements over the past twenty years have made endos- copy the procedure of choice for examination of the hollow organs of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts.
Die Erkennung und Behandlung von Erkrankungen im Bereich der ableitenden Harnwege und der Prostata haben durch neuere Untersuchungsergebnisse auf dem Gebiet der Bakteriologie, der Immunologie und der Pathologie erhebliche Fortschritte erbracht und zu exakten Gliederungen der Krankheitsbilder und der Pathogenese geführt.
Starting in 1986, the European School of Oncology has expanded its activities in postgraduate teaching, which consisted mainly of traditional disease-orientated courses, by promoting new educational initiatives.
The effect of calcium antagonists on heart muscle and blood circulation is the reason that they have found widespread clinical application for a number of years.
While the organization of an international congress on in vitro fertilization (IVF) was an entirely new venture for us in 1983, since we had no experience but were full of optimism, we approached the organization of a second Congress in Vien- na in 1986 much more calmly.
The foundation needed for the understanding and hence the treatment of a disease is a knowledge of the natural morphology and physiology of the affected organ and the system to which it belongs.
After the positive response which followed the first edition of this book 6 years ago, the editors were encouraged to prepare a completely reworked second edition that includes the modern advances in this field.
Anliegen dieses Buches ist es, die wichtigsten Aktivitäten auf dem Gebiet der experimentellen Urologie und aller in die Urologie hineinwirkenden Disziplinen darzustellen.
Die Bilddarstellung der Prostata mittels transrektaler, transver saler Sonographie und die sich daraus ergebende klinische Re levanz wurde erstmals in Japan erarbeitet.
It is not surprising that so much investigation has been undertaken to establish the cause of childlessness, especially when the potentia coeundi of the male is not impaired.
Once urology was established as a medical specialty, the initial anatomic-morpho- logical point of view was soon supplemented by functional considerations and diagnostic procedures, thanks to the introduction of the cystoscope (NrTzE, 1877) and retrograde pyelography (VOELCKER, ]OSEPH and VON LrCHTENBERG, 1903).
Impending famine and a terrifying rate of consumption of natural resources are vital issues which have focussed public interest in the ecologic, social and political problems of ever increasing overpopulation in many countries of the world.
Die jetzt mögliche multiplanare Bildgebung der Prostata und Samenblasen mit Hilfe der transrektalen Applikation einer hochauflösenden 7,5 MHz-US-Sonde fasziniert den Untersucher auf den ersten Blick.
One of the most amazing and spectacular developments in modern radiology has been the rapid growth and expansion of so-called interventional radiology, which can also be described as minimally invasive therapy guided by radiological imaging.
The 1973 WHO classification of bladder tumours anticipated a probable need for eventual revision of the criteria for diagnosing papillary and flat bladder neoplasia.
In the United States in 1997, 28800 new cases of malignant tumors of the kidney and renal pelvis were diagnosed along with 2100 new cases of malignant tumors of the ureter and other urinary organs, 7200 primary malignant tumors of the testis, and 1300 primary malignant tumors of the penis and other genital organs.
Die neu überarbeitete und erweiterte Röntgenfibel dient dem angehenden Radiologen als Einführung und Hilfestellung in den verschiedenen Disziplinen seines Fachgebiets.
Important progress has been achieved during the past decade in the radiological diagnosis of congenital and acquired diseases of the kidneys and the urinary tract in infants and children.
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