ContentsHistological evaluation of prostatic tissue followingtransurethral laser resection (TULaR) using the 980 nm diode laser. Pag. 1Rosario Leonardi, Rosario Caltabiano, Salvatore LanzafamePCA3: A new tool to diagnose prostate cancer (PCa) and a guidance in biopsy decisions. Pag. 5Fabio Galasso, Renato Giannella, Paola Bruni, Rosaria Giulivo, Vittorino Ricci Barbini,Vincenzo Disanto, Rosario Leonardi, Vito Pansadoro, Giuseppe SepeSurgery for renal cell carcinoma in two European urologic clinics: To compare or compete? Pag. 10Svetoslav Dechev Dyakov, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Alexander Ivanov Hinev, Petar Kirilov Chankov,Deyan Anakievski, Pasquale Ditonno, Pasquale Martino, Francesco Paolo Selvaggi, Michele BattagliaIncidental urinary tract pathologies in the one-stop prostate cancer clinic. Pag. 15Mohammed Aza, S. Shergill Iqbal, M. Vandal Muhammad, S. Gujrai SandeepPCNL: EU meets USAThe Clavien classification system to optimize the documentation of PCNL morbidity. Pag. 20Jorge Rioja Zuazu, Marcel Hruza, Jens J. Rassweiler, Jean J.M.C.H. de la RosettePercutaneous nephrolithotomy: An extreme technical makeover for an old technique. Pag. 23Glenn M. PremingerPCNL in Italy. Pag. 26Massimo D’Armiento, Riccardo Autorino, Marco De SioThe patient position for PNL: Does it matter? Pag. 30Cecilia Maria Cracco, Cesare Marco Scoffone, Massimiliano Poggio, Roberto Mario ScarpaPCNL: Tips and tricks in targeting, puncture and dilation. Pag. 32Antonello De Lisa, Giacomo CaddeoTubeless <strong>per</strong>cutaneous nephrolithotomy: Our ex<strong>per</strong>ience. Pag. 34Guido Giusti, Orazio Maugeri, Gianluigi Taverna, Alessio Benetti, Silvia Zandegiacomo,Roberto Peschechera, Pierpaolo GraziottiHigh burden and complex renal calculi:Aggressive <strong>per</strong>cutaneous nephrolithotomy versus multi-modal approaches. Pag. 37Glenn M. PremingerEndoscopic combined intrarenal surgery for high burden renal stones. Pag. 41Cesare Marco Scoffone, Cecilia Maria Cracco, Massimiliano Poggio, Roberto Mario ScarpaHigh burden stones: The role of SWL. Pag. 43Gianpaolo Zanetti, Stefano Paparella, Mario Ferruti, Marco Gelosa, Davide Abed, Francesco RoccoStone treatment in children: Where we are today? Pag. 45Paolo Caione, Ennio Matarazzo, Sandra BattagliaExtracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of urinary stones in children. Pag. 49Marco Castagnetti, Wiafro RigamontiPercutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in children: Ex<strong>per</strong>ience of Parma. Pag. 51Antonio Frattini, Stefania Ferretti, Antonio SalvaggioFlexible ureteroscopy for kidney stones in children. Pag. 53Lorenzo Defidio, Mauro De DominicisIndications, prediction of success and methods to improve outcomeof shock wave lithotripsy of renal and up<strong>per</strong> ureteral calculi. Pag. 56Andreas Skolarikos, Heraklis Mitsogiannis, Charalambos DeliveliotisLaparoscopic and open stone surgery. Pag. 64Marcel Hruza, Jorge Rioja Zuazu, Ali Serdar Goezen, Jean J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, Jens J. RassweilerArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia 2010, 82, 1V
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