expert reviews
Acute renal colic from ureteral calculus
Review of: Teichman JMH. N Engl J Med 2004; 350:684-693 and comment in Acute Renal Colic by Miller DC and Wolf Jr JS. N Engl J Med 2004; 350:2422-2423Recent studies describe the use of pharmacological treatment in order to...
Author: Prof. Anders Bjartel
Open mesh versus laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia
Review of: Neumayer L, Giobbie-Hurder A, Jonasson O, Fitzgibbons R Jr et al (Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 456). N Engl J Med, 350 (18), 1819, April 2004 and A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for...
Author: Priv.Doz.Dr. Oliver Hakenberg
Obesity,Weight Gain, and the Risk of Kidney Stones
Review of: Eric N. Taylor, MD, Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH, and Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD. JAMA. 2005;293:455-462.
The present study delivers an additional reason for clinicians to encourage weight control in their patients. Eric...
Author: Prof. Anders Bjartell
