Difference of opinion - Asymptomatic lower pole stone < 1 cm: to treat or not to treat? Opinion: Do not treat

Int Braz J Urol. 2016 Mar-Apr;42(2):185-7. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.02.04.

Authors

Wesley W Ludwig¹, Justin B Ziemba², Brian R Matlaga¹

Affiliations

¹ James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Asymptomatic Diseases / therapy*
Clinical Decision-Making
Humans
Kidney Calculi / therapy*
Lithotripsy / methods
Risk Factors