1 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Past, Present, and Future.- I: Ureteral Stone Management.- 2 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Ureteral Stones in the Upper, Mid, and Lower Ureter.- 3 Treatment of Ureteral Calculi by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in a Multi-Use Center.- 4 In Situ Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Lower Ureteric Stones.- 5 Value of Stents in Management of Ureteral Stones with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 6 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Using Double-J Stents: Technique, Pitfalls, Results, and Complications.- 7 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Prone Position: A Useful Technique in Anteriorly Situated Stones.- 8 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Prone Position: Technique, Indications, Results.- 9 Management of Complications Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Steinstrasse.- 10 Current Management Concepts in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones.- 11 Techniques of Laser Lithotripsy.- 12 Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Ureteral Calculi: Update 1988.- II: Large Stone Management.- 13 Advances in Management of Staghorn Calculi.- 14 Treatment of Renal Staghorn Calculi with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Monotherapy Using the Rocco Extra-Large Catheter.- 15 A Simple Guideline for Treating Staghorn Stones.- 16 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Staghorn and Large Calculi.- 17 Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and ESWL versus Ureteral Stent and ESWL for the Treatment of Large Renal Calculi and Staghorn Calculi: Preliminary Results of a Prospective, Randomized Study.- 18 Anesthesia-Free ESWL Monotherapy with Double-J Stents versus Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy and ESWL: A Combined Approach in Staghorn Disease-Preliminary Results of a Prospective, Randomized Study.- 19 Staghorn Stone Treatment with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: The Fate of Residual Stones.- 20 Infectious Staghorn Stones Treated with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Hemiacidrin.- 21 Continuous Flow Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- III: ESWL Treatment Results.- 22 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Renal Calculi: Effect of Shock Wave Exposure on Renal Function Evaluated by 99mTc-DTPA Renogram.- 23 Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy on Renal function.- 24 The Safety of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the High-Risk Patient and in the Patient with Compromised Renal function.- 25 Outcome of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Patients with Multiple Renal Calculi Based on Stone Burden and Location.- 26 Influence of Size and Location of Renal and Ureteral Calculi on the Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 27 Stone Fragility: A New Therapeutic Distinction.- 28 Resolution of Bacteriuria in Infectious Stone Patients: Comparison of Results Employing Newer Treatment Modalities.- 29 Five-Year Follow-up of Urinary Stone Patients Treated with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 30 Two-Year Follow-up of Patients Treated with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 31 Long-Term Stone-Free Rates After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 32 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Contrast-Negative Renal and Ureteral Stones.- 33 Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 34 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator: An Approach to Anesthesia-Free Shock Wave Lithotripsy with the Lithostar Unit.- 35 Results of Non-Surgical Treatment of Uric Acid and Cystine Calculi.- 36 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Urinary Calculi in Transplanted Kidneys.- 37 Urolithiasis Risk Factors Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 38 The Risk of Persistent Bacteriuria After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Infection Stones: A Prospective Study.- 39 Retroperitoneal Air and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- IV: Gallbladder Stones.- 40 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Dissolution Therapy of Gallbladder Stones: Results of the First Year Using the Dornier GM1.- 41 The Urologist's Role in Lithotripsy of Biliary Stones.- 42 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Large Common Bile Duct Stones.- 43 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Cholelithotripsy.- 44 Gallbladder Stones: Indications and Limits of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 45 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Bile Duct Stones.- V: Second-Generation Lithotripsy Results.- 46 Advanced Technology in Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy The Dornier MPL 9000 versus the Upgraded Dornier HM3.- 47 Second-Generation Lithotripsy Using the Lithostar: Experience with 4,328 Patients.- 48 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy with an Electromagnetic Acoustic Source (Lithostar): A Preliminary Report.- 49 University of Virginia Lithostar Experience: Preliminary Report.- 50 Treatment of Calculosis of the Lower Ureter with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 51 Treatment of Urinary Bladder Stones with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 52 Report on the Safety and Efficacy of the Medstone 1050 Lithotripter.- 53 EDAPLT01 Lithotripter.- 54 Outpatient Piezoelectric Lithotripsy.- 55 Treatment of Kidney Stones with EDAP LT01 and Piezolith 2200 Piezoelectric Lithotripters.- 56 Wolf Piezoelectric Lithotripsy.- 57 Piezoelectric Lithotripsy: Initial Experience with the Wolf Piezolith 2200.- 58 The Vienna Experience with the Wolf Lithotripter.- 59 Early Experience of Piezoelectric Lithotripsy.- 60 New Advances for Anesthesia-Free Treatment Using Sonolith Lithotripter.- 61 Results of the United States Trial of the Technomed Sonolith 2000 Lithotripter: A Preliminary Report.- 62 The Danish Extracorporeal Lithotripter.- 63 Experience with the Direx Tripter X-1 Lithotripter.- 64 Second Generation Lithotripters: A Comparison Study.- 65 Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Status of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripters.- 66 Perspectives on Shock Wave Lithotripsy: An Environmental Assessment-Report from the American Hospital Association.- VI: Research Forum.- 67 Experimental Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves on the Rat Ovary and Fetus.- 68 Direct Effects of Shock Waves on Human Prostate Tissue.- 69 Impact of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment on Dunning Prostate Tumors.- 70 Morphological Changes in Canine Kidneys Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment.- 71 Changes in Rabbit Renal Physiology Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment.- 72 The In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves on Tumor Cells.- 73 Morphological Pathomechanism Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Rat Kidneys.- 74 Broad Beam Ultrasound for Acceleration of Struvite Calculi Dissolution Using Citric Acid-Based Chemolytic Agents.- 75 Enzymuria as a Marker of Tubular Recovery Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy or Extracorporeal Piezoelectric Lithotripsy.- 76 Alterations in Erythropoeitin Serum Levels by Shock Waves.- 77 Cavitation Effects: A Possible Cause of Tissue Injury During Extracorporal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- 78 Tissue Damage by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Treatment in Patients with Urolithiasis: Clinical Evaluation.- 79 The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy on Renal Function and Systemic Blood Pressure: A Preliminary Report of an Experimental Study.- 80 Does Extracorpereal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Cause Changes in Cardiac Isoenzymes?.- 81 The Effect of Shock Wave Lithotripsy on Urease-Positive Calculogenic Bacteria.- 82 Pressure Measurements in a Wolf Piezolith 2200 Lithotripter.- 83 Functional, Morphological, and Microbrological Effects of Piezoelectric Shock Wave Lithotripsy (EDAP LT01): An Experimental and Clinical Study.- 84 Histological Findings in Renal Parenchyma After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.- List of Contributors.