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Nomikos M, Tsalavoutas A, Kalpaxi A, Athanasopoulos G.
Department of Urology, Thriassion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Department of Radiology, Thriassion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Liu T, Shindel AW, Lin G, Lue TF.
Knuppe Molecular Urology Laboratory, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Department of Urology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100038, Beijing, China.

Sugiyama M, Fujimura M, Nakamori H, Nishikawa R, Sakamoto S, Sekita N, Suzuki H, Mikami K, Ichikawa T.
Department of Urology, Chibaken Saiseikai Narashino Hospital
Department of Urology, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Japan
Department of Urology, Funabashi Central Hospital, Japan.
Department of Urology, Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital, Japan.

Pricop C, Radavoi GD, Puia D, Vechiu C, Jinga V
Gr.T.Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Urology, Iasi, Romania.
"Dr. C.I. Parhon" Hospital - Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Iasi, Romania.
"Prof. Dr. Th. Burghele" Clinical Hospital - Urology, Bucharest, Romania.
"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.

Bovelander E, Weltings S, Rad M, van Kampen P, Pelger RCM, Roshani H.
Department of Urology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Medical Statistics, Haga ziekenhuis, 's-Gravenhage, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Milisic E, Hiros M, Begic E.
Department for Pediatric Surgery, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department for Urology, Clinic of Urology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakas", Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dong L, Chang D, Zhang X, Li J, Yang F, Tan K, Yang Y, Yong S, Yu X.
Department of Andrology, The Reproductive & Women-Children Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, P.R. China.
Department of Urology and Andrology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, P.R. China.

Molina GA, Moyon MA, Moyon FX, Tufiño JF, Guzmán LJ, Mecias RA, Cevallos JM, Serrano DS.
PGY4 Resident General Surgery, P.U.C.E., Quito, Ecuador.
Department of General Surgery Hospital San Francisco, IESS Quito, Ecuador.

Dai JC, Bailey MR, Sorensen MD, Harper JD. Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Box 356510, Seattle. Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, University of Washington, 1014 NorthEast 40th Street, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Stevens Way, Box 352600, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Hospital, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.

di Mauro M, Russo GI, Della Camera PA, di Maida F, Cito G, Mondaini N, Capece M, Falcone M, Sessa F, Mari A, Campi R, Sabini C, Serni S, Gacci M, Minervini A, Carini M, Cimino S, Morelli G, Cocci A. Urology Section, Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Andrology Center, Villa Donatello Hospital, Florence, Italy. Department of Urology, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Department of Urology, Molinette Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. Department of Urology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Lamacchia GB, Korkes F, Baccaglini W, de Mello LGM, Szwarc M, Tobias-Machado M.
Discipline of Urology, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Department of Urology, Hospital São Luiz Jabaquara, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Al-Naemi RSM, Aldosky HYY, Shukri BSA.
College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Duhok, Iraq.

Cao S, Zhang Y, Liao D, Zhong P, Wang KG.
Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States.
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 90271, United States

Sultan S, Aba Umer S, Ahmed B, Naqvi SAA, Rizvi SAH.
Philip G. Ransley Department of Paediatric Urology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan.

Hashem A, Ghobrial FK, Elbaset MA, Atwa AM, Fadallah M, Laymon M, El-Assmy A, Sheir KZ, Abol-Enein H.
Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Jeong HC, Bae WJ, Zhu GQ, Jeon SH, Choi SW, Kim SJ, Cho HJ, Hong SH, Lee JY, Hwang SY, Kim SW.
Department of Urology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
KEMIMEDI, Seoul, Korea.

El-Tatawy H, El-Abd AS, Gameel TA, Ramadan AR, Abo Farha MO, Sabaa MA, El-Abd SA.
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Milišić E, Zvizdić Z, Jonuzi A, Begić E, Milišić L, Mešić A.
Clinic of Paediatric Surgery, Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital "Prim.dr. Abdulah Nakaš", Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Clinic of Radiology, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Clinic of Anaesthesiology, Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Liu Y, Hao L, Wang T, Li ZS, Xu ZL, Hu LH.
Department of Gastroenterology, Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Clinical Medical College (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Jinan University, 1017 North Dongmen Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China.

Sohu S, Soomro MH, Mangrio RH, Shaikh AA, Mirani A, Chand K, Jalbani MH.
Department of Urology, Chandka Medical College and Hospital, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU), Larkana, Pakistan.
Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health (IPLESP UMRS 1136), Saint-Antoine Medical School, Sorbonne Université and INSERM, Paris, France.
Department of Community Medicine, Al-Nafees Medical College and Hospital, Isra University-Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Department of Urology, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Kim KS, Jeong HC, Choi SW, Choi YS, Cho HJ, Ha US, Hong SH, Lee JY, Lee SW, Ahn ST, Moon DG, Bae WJ, Kim SW.
Department of Urology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Gadelmoula M, Elderwy AA, Abdelkawi IF, Moeen AM, Althamthami G, Abdel-Moneim AM.
Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Lee SM, Collin N, Wiseman H, Philip J.
Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
Department of Interventional Radiology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.

Gulati G, Kiernan M, Sabe MA.
Cardiovascular Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Magalhães L, Nogué R.
Hospital da Luz - Arrábida, Praceta de Henrique Moreira 150, 4400-346, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
Universitat de Lleida, Plaça de Víctor Siurana, 1, 25003, Lleida, Spain.

Assaly R, Giuliano F, Clement P, Laurin M, Favier M, Teo P, Bernabe J, Alexandre L, Behr-Roussel D.
Pelvipharm, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; UMR1179, Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
Pelvipharm, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; UMR1179, Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; AP-HP, Neuro-Uro-Andrology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Garches, France.
Inserm, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.
Dornier MedTech GmbH, Wessling, Germany.
Pelvipharm, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
Pelvipharm, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; UMR1179, Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.

Cui HW, Silva MD, Mills AW, North BV, Turney BW.
Oxford Stone Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal.
Exploristics Ltd., Belfast, United Kingdom.
Oxford Stone Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Li W, Mao Y, Lu C, Gu Y, Gu X, Hua B, Pan W.
Department of Urology, the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200011, China.
Department of Urology, the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200011, China.

El-Khoury HJ, Brookes JDL, Tan B, Shahbaz S, McCahy PJ.
Department of Urology, Casey Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract

Introduction: Lower pole kidney stones have been associated with poor shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) outcomes because of its location. However, the real impact of collecting system anatomy on stone clearance after SWL is uncertain. There is a lack of prospective well-controlled studies to determine whether lower pole kidney stones have inferior outcomes than nonlower pole kidney stones when treated with SWL. Methods: We prospectively evaluated patients with a single kidney stone of 5-15 mm undergoing SWL from June 12 through January 19. All patients were subjected to computed tomography before and 3 months after the procedure. Demographic data (age, gender, and body mass index), stone features (stone size, stone area, stone density, and stone-skin distance-SSD), and collecting system anatomy (infundibular length and width, and infundibulopelvic angle) were recorded. Outcomes (fragmentation and stone clearance rates) were compared between lower pole and nonlower pole cases. Then, a multivariate analysis including all variables was performed to determinate which parameters significantly impact on SWL outcomes. Results: One hundred and twenty patients were included in the study. Mean stone size was 8.3 mm and mean stone density was 805 Hounsfield units. Overall stone fragmentation, success, and stone-free rates were 84.1%, 64.1%, and 34.1%, respectively. There were no significant differences in stone fragmentation (76.0% vs 71.4%; p = 0.624), success rate (57.6% vs 53.3%; p = 0.435), and stone-free rate (40.2% vs 35.7%; p = 0.422) in the lower vs nonlower pole groups, respectively. On multivariate analysis, only stone density (p < 0.001) and SSD (p = 0.006) significantly influenced fragmentation. Stone size (p = 0.029), stone density (p = 0.002), and SSD (p = 0.049) significantly influenced kidney stone clearance. Conclusions: Stone size, stone density, and SSD impact on SWL outcomes. Lower pole kidney stones have similar fragmentation and stone clearance compared with nonlower pole kidney stones.
J Endourol. 2020 Jan;34(1):63-67. doi: 10.1089/end.2019.0545. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

Alavi Tamaddoni H, Roberts WW, Hall TL.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2131 Carl A. Gerstacker Building, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, 4444 Medical Science Building 1, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2107 Carl A. Gerstacker Building, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.

Han CS, Vetter JM, Endicott R, Chevinsky M, Zafar A, Venkatesh R.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Midwest Stone Institute, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Yadav P, Madhavan K, Syal S, Farooq A, Srivastava A, Ansari MS.
Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P., 226014, India.
Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P., 226014, India.

He Z, Yin S, Duan X, Zeng G.
Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Kangda Road 1, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510230, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhou Institute of Urology, Guangzhou, China.
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou, China.
Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Kangda Road 1, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510230, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhou Institute of Urology, Guangzhou, China.
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou, China.

Sir E, Eksert S, Zor M, Emin Ince M, Kaya E, Bedir S.
Servicio de Anestesiología. Hospital de Investigación y Formación Gulhane. Ankara Turkey.
Servicio de Urología. Hospital de Investigación y Formación Gulhane. Ankara Turkey.

Hiller SC, Ghani KR.
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Constanti M, Calvert RC, Thomas K, Dickinson A, Carlisle S.
National Guideline Centre, London, UK.
Department of Urology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Stone Unit, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Kim KS, Jeong HC, Choi SW, Choi YS, Cho HJ, Ha US, Hong SH, Lee JY, Lee SW, Ahn ST, Moon DG, Bae WJ, Kim SW.
Department of Urology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Katz JE, Clavijo RI, Rizk P, Ramasamy R.
Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Department of Urology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.

Schlomer BJ.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Sramkova T, Motil I, Jarkovsky J, Sramkova K.
Department of Sexology, University Hospital and Department of Traumatology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
Department of Urology First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague and General University Hospital, Prague, Czechia.
EURED Urology, Andrology Center, Brno, Czechia.
Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
Department of Urology, St. Anna Hospital, Brno, Czechia.

Dauw CA, Swarna K, Qi J, Kim T, Leavitt D, Leese J, Abdelhady M, Witzke K, Hollingsworth JM, Ghani KR.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Henry Ford Health System-Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit, MI.
IHA-Urology, Ypsilanti, MI.
Detroit Medical Center-Department of Urology, Detroit, MI.
MidMichigan-Division of Urology, Midland, MI.

Bowen DK, Song L, Faerber J, Kim J, Scales CD Jr, Tasian GE.
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Departments of Surgery (Urology) and Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Department of Surgery, Division of Urology; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sharzehi K.
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.

He Z, Deng T, Yin S, Xu Z, Duan H, Chen Y, Duan X, Zeng G.
Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Kangda Road 1#, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510230, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhou Institute of Urology, Guangzhou, China.
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou, China.
Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Kangda Road 1#, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510230, Guangdong, China.
Guangzhou Institute of Urology, Guangzhou, China.
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou, China.

Al-Dessoukey AA, Abdallah M, Moussa AS, Sayed O, Abdelbary AM, Abdallah R, Massoud AM, Abdelhamid MH, Elmarakbi AA, Ragheb AM, ElSheemy MS, Ghoneima W.
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt.
Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Sohail N, Albodour A, Abdelrahman KM.
Alkhor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Gul A, Gul M.
Department of Urology, University of Health Science, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, 16100, Bursa, Turkey.
Department of Urology, Aksaray University School of Medicine, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey.
Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Section 5701, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Donaldson JF, Ruhayel Y, Skolarikos A, MacLennan S, Yuan Y, Shepherd R, Thomas K, Seitz C, Petrik A, Türk C, Neisius A.
Department of Urology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
Second Department of Urology, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Academic Urology Unit, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Division of Gastroenterology & Cochrane UGPD Group, Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
European Association of Urology Guidelines Office, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Department of Urology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Department of Urology, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Urology, Hospital of the Sisters of Charity, Vienna, Austria; Urologische Praxis mit Steinzentrum, Vienna, Austria.
Department of Urology, Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy Trier, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Trier, Germany.

Wei Y, Jin Z, Hu W.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.

Marchetti KA, Lee T, Raja N, Corona L, Kraft KH, Wan J, Ellison JS.
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
5Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Kocatürk H, Atasoy N, Bedir F, Karabulut İ, Şebin E, Sarica K.
Department of Urology, Health Sciences University, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Palandöken, Erzurum, Turkey. 
Department of Urology, Health Sciences University, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Palandöken, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Biochemistry, Health Sciences University, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Li M, Lan B, Sankin G, Zhou Y, Liu W, Xia J, Wang D, Trahey G, Zhong P, Yao J.

Jeon SH, Zhu GQ, Kwon EB, Lee KW, Cho HJ, Ha US, Hong SH, Lee JY, Bae WJ, Kim SW.
Department of Urology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Rudenko VI, Rapoport LM, Demidko YL, Demidko LS, Inoyatov GS, Allenov SN.
Institute of Urology and Reproductive Health of FGAOU VO I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of Minzdrav of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

Spivak L, Shultz T, Appel B, Verze P, Yagudaev D, Vinarov A.
Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia. Electronic address: .
Medispec Ltd., Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Neuro-urology Unit, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Department of Neurosciences, Sciences of Reproduction and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia.

Rezaee ME., Tundo GN., Goodney PP., Pais VM Jr..
Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH.
Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH; VA Outcomes Group, Veterans Health Association, VT; The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH.
Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH.

Brad AB., Ferro M., Vartolomei MD., Tătaru S., Anton-Păduraru DT., Simion C., Martha O., Pricop C., Porreca A., Negru I..
Clinic of Urology, Mureş County Clinical Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania.
University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Târgu Mureș, Romania.
University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Division of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
"Gr.T.Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Romania.
3rd Clinic of Pediatrics, "Sf.Maria" Children's Emergency Hospital, Iaşi, Romania.
Clinic of Urology, "Dr.C.I.Parhon" Clinical Hospital, Iaşi, Romania.
Department of Robotic Urological Surgery, Abano Terme Hospital, Abano Terme, Italy.

Yamashita S, Kohjimoto Y, Iguchi T, Nishizawa S, Kikkawa K, Hara I.
Department of Urology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama, 641-0012, Japan.
Department of Urology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Wakayama, 641-0012, Japan.

Pietropaolo A, Reeves T, Aboumarzouk O, Kallidonis P, Ozsoy M, Skolarikos A, Tailly T, Liatsikos E, Traxer O, Somani BK.
Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Department of Urology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
2nd Department of Urology, University of Athens, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Department of Urology, University Hospitals Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
Tenon Hospital, Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris, France.

Tandan M, Nageshwar Reddy D, Talukdar R, Vinod K, Kiran SVVS, Santosh D, Gupta R, Ramchandani M, Lakhtakia S, Rakesh K, Manohar Reddy P, Basha J, Nabi Z, Jagtap N, Rao GV.
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.

Yayik AM, Ahiskalioglu A, Alici HA, Celik EC, Cesur S, Ahiskalioglu EO, Demirdogen SO, Karaca O, Adanur S.
Department of Anesthesiology, Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Urology, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Baskent University, Konya, Turkey.

Betschart P, Zumstein V, Jichlinski P, Herrmann TRW, Knoll T, Engeler DS, Müllhaupt G, Schmid HP, Abt D.
Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Department of Urology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital Thurgau, Thurgau, Switzerland.
Department of Urology, Sindelfingen-Böblingen Medical Centre, University of Tübingen, Sindelfingen, Germany.

Takahashi T, Kanno T, Okada T, Higashi Y, Yamada H.
The Department of Urology, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital.

Ferraro PM, Arrabal-Polo MÁ, Capasso G, Croppi E, Cupisti A, Ernandez T, Fuster DG, Galan JA, Grases F, Hoorn EJ, Knauf F, Letavernier E, Mohebbi N, Moochhala S, Petkova K, Pozdzik A, Sayer J, Seitz C, Strazzullo P, Trinchieri A, Vezzoli G, Vitale C, Vogt L, Unwin RJ, Bonny O, Gambaro G.
U.O.C. Nefrologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Via G. Moscati 31, 00168, Roma, Italy.Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. Lithotripsy and Endourology Unit, Department of Urology, San Cecilio University Hospital, Granada, Spain.Division of Nephrology, Department of Cardio-thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.USL Toscana Centro, Florence, Italy.Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.Service of Nephrology, University hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.Urolithiasis and Endourology Unit, General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.Laboratory of Renal Lithiasis Research, University Institute of Health Sciences Research, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus medical center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR Division of Nephrology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.Kidney and Urology Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Department of Urology and Nephrology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nephrology Clinic, Hôpital Brugmann, Kidney Stones Clinic, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NE7 7DN, Newcastle, UK.Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, NE1 3BZ, Newcastle, UK.NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle, NE4 5PL, UK.Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gurtel 18-20 in, 1090, Vienna, Austria. Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Urology Unit, Ospedale Manzoni, Lecco, Italy.Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, AO Ordine Mauriziano, Torino, Italy. Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Dept of Internal Medicine, section Nephrology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Service of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. U.O.C. Nefrologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Via G. Moscati 31, 00168, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.

Zeng T, Tiselius HG, Huang J, Deng T, Zeng G, Wu W.
Department of Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Division of Urology, Department of Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Krieger JR, Rizk PJ, Kohn TP, Pastuszak A.
Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Elbaset MA, Hashem A, Eraky A, Badawy MA, El-Assmy A, Sheir KZ, Shokeir AA.
Urology Department, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Urology Department, Mediclin Muritz Hospital, Waren, Germany.
Radiology Department, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Guu SJ, Liu CC, Juan YS, Li CC, Tsai CC.
Department of Urology , Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung , Taiwan. Department of Urology , Pingtung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare , Pingtung , Taiwan.
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine , College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung ,Taiwan. Department of Urology , Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital , Kaohsiung , Taiwan.

Large T, Krambeck AE.
Department of Urology, Indiana University, Methodist Hospital, 1801 Senate Boulevard, Suite 220, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.

Bayne DB, Chi TL.
Urology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Alexander CE, Gowland S, Cadwallader J, Hopkins D, Reynard JM, Turney BW.
School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom.
Mobile Medical Technology, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Mobile Medical Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Oxford Stone Group, Department of Urology, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Rayegani SM, Razzaghi MR, Raeissadat SA, Allameh F, Eliaspour D, Abedi AR, Javadi A, Rahavian AH.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Clinical Development Research Center of Shahid Modarres Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Center of Excellence in Training Laser Application in Medicine, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Urology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Park HK, Kim JH, Min GE, Choi WS, Li S, Chung KJ, Chung BI.
Department of Urology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
Department of Urology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Soonchunhyang University Medical College, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Urology and Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
Department of Urology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

Maxwell AD, Wang YN, Kreider W, Cunitz BW, Starr F, Lee D, Nazari Y, Williams JC Jr, Bailey MR, Sorensen MD. Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington. Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Division of Urology, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.

Yuan P, Ma D, Zhang Y, Gao X, Liu Z, Li R, Wang T, Wang S, Liu J, Liu X.
Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hubei Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Department of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Eryilmaz R, Kaplan Ş, Aslan R, Demir M, Taken K.
Department of Urology , Yuzuncu Yil University, School of Medicine , Van , Turkey. Department of Urology , Van Educational Research Hospital , Van , Turkey.

Talso M, Tefik T, Mantica G, Rodriguez Socarras M, Kartalas Goumas I, Somani BK, Esperto F.
Department of Urology, ASST Vimercate Hospital, Monza Brianza, Italy.
Department of Urology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Department of Urology, San Raffaele Turro Hospital, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. Department of Urology, ASST Vimercate Hospital, Monza Brianza, Italy. Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK. Department of Urology, Humanitas Gavezzeni, Bergamo, Italy.

Chen H, Chen G, Pan Y, Zhu Y, Xiong C, Chen H, Yang Z.
Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical, Chongqing, China.

Chi-Fai N, Yee CH, Teoh JY, Lau B, Leung SC, Wong CY, Tak WK, Chu WC, Yuen J.
SH Ho Urology Center, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong.
Department of Imaging and Intervention Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong.
School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong.

Kelly C, Geraghty RM, Somani BK.
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.

Irer B, Sahin MO, Erbatu O, Yildiz A, Ongun S, Cinar O, Cihan A, Sahin M, Sen V, Ucer O, Kizilay F, Bozkurt O.
Departments of Urology, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Esrefpasa Hospital, Izmir, Turkey, Manisa State Hospital, Manisa, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Balikesir University School of Medicine, Balıkesir, Bulent Ecevit University School of Medicine, Zonguldak, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University School of Medicine, Nigde,Department of Urology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Manisa State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey.

Mazzon G, Pavan N, Chiapparrone G, De Concilio B, Trombetta C.
Institute of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
Department of Urology, Cattinara Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Urology Department, San Bassiano Hospital, Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy.

Yazici O, Kafkasli A, Erbin A, Bilal Hamarat M, Cubuk A, Sarilar O, Sarica K.
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Estambul, Turquía. Department of Urology, Kucukyali Delta Hospital, Estambul, Turquía. Department of Urology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Iconio, Turquía.

Glybochko PV, Alyaev YG, Rudenko VI, Rapoport LM, Grigoryan VA, Butnaru DV, Perekalina AN, Kraev IG, Korolev DO.
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Research Institute of Uronephrology and Human Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Department of Urology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.

Nazarov TK, Komyakov BK, Rychkov IV, Trubnikova KE, Tursunov AI.
FGBOU VO North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Connor MJ, Miah S, Edison M, Brittain J, Kondjin Smith M, Hanna M, El-Husseiny T, Dasgupta R.

Daly KM, Chaker K, Rhouma SB, Chehida MAB, Ouanes Y, Sellami A, Nouira Y.
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital La Rabta, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Université de Tunis, El Manar, Tunisie.

Khanna A, Monga M, Sun D, Gao T, Schold J, Abouassaly R. Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Quantitative Health Science, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Skov-Jeppesen SM, Lundrup RN, Ladegaard PBJ, Mortensen J, Sørensen MD, Lund L.
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Özsoy M, Somani B, Seitz C, Veser J, Kallidonis P.
Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital.
Urology and Andrology, Karl Landsteiner Society, Vienna, Austria.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust.
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Department of Urology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

Sugino Y, Kato T, Furuya S, Sasaki T, Arima K, Sugimura Y.
Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan. yusuke.
Department of Urology, Department of Radiology, Yokkaichi Hazu Medical Hospital, Mie, Japan.
Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.

Scotland K, Safaee Ardekani G, Chan J, Paterson R, Chew BH.

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Faix A, Chevallier D.
Comité d'andrologie et de médecine sexuelle, Association Française d'Urologie (AFU), Centre de sexologie et andrologie de la Méditérannée, 265, avenue des Etats du Languedoc, 34000 Montpellier, France.
Service de chirurgie de la transplantation rénale, Département d'urologie et transplantation rénale, CHU Nice, Hôpital universitaire Pasteur 2, 06001 Nice, France.

Kaydu A, Gokcek E.
Department of Anesthesiology, Diyarbakir State Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.

Sighinolfi MC, Sandri M, Eissa A, El Sherbiny A, Micali S, Bianchi G, Rocco B.
Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100, Modena, Italy.

Ichiyanagi O, Fukuhara H, Kurokawa M, Izumi T, Suzuki H, Naito S, Nishida H, Kato T, Tsuchiya N.
Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata, 998-9585, Japan. Department of Urology, Yamagata Prefectural Kahoku Hospital, 111 Aza-Gassando, Yachi, Kahoku, 999-3511, Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata, 998-9585, Japan.
Department of Urology, Nihonkai General Hospital, 30 Akiho-cho, Sakata, 998-8501, Japan.
Department of Urology, South Miyagi Medical Center, 38-1 Aza-nishi, Ogawara, Miyagi, 989-1253, Japan.
Department of Urology, Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan, 1-3-26 Nanoka-mahi, Yamagata, 990-8533, Japan.

Junbo L, Yugen L, Guo J, Jing H, Ruichao Y, Tao W.
Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan, P.R. China. Department of Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Kirshenbaum EJ, Doshi C, Dornbier R, Blackwell RH, Bajic P, Gupta GN, Gorbonos A, Turk TMT, Flanigan RC, Baldea KG
Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Urology, Maywood, Illinois.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Division of Urology, Springfield, Illinois