Table of contents

  • Executive  summary
  • Introduction
  • Occurrence and types  of renal  stone disease
  • Therapy options
  • Australian experience  
  • Costs
  • Role of each  therapy   
  • Number and  distribution of ESWL units
  • Future developments in Australia  
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Description of therapies
  • Appendix B: Source and  scope  of data
  • Appendix C: Medicare data    
  • Appendix D: State health authority data  
  • Appendix E: Hospital data  
  • References
  • Acknowledgements