Dr. Stephen P Dretler M.D.
Urologist
15 Parkman St Suite 486 Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Stephen Dretler is a urologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Dretler specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1964
Tufts University School of Medicine 1964
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The physiologic approach to the medical management of stone disease.
- How the electromechanical stone impactor works.
- Retrograde renoscopic fragmentation of moderate-size (1.5-3.0-cm) renal cystine stones.
- Helical CT and ureteral colic.
- Ureteroscopy for proximal ureteral calculi: prevention of stone migration.
- The eradication of intraurethral condyloma acuminata with 5 per cent 5-fluorouracil cream.
- CT and stone fragility.
- The stone cone: a new generation of basketry.
- Ileal conduit parastomal hernias.
- Distinguishing stent from stone: use of bone windows.
- Prevention of retrograde stone migration during ureteroscopy.
- Clinical experience with high power (140 mj.), large fiber (320 micron) pulsed dye laser lithotripsy.
- "Blind coning"--using the Stone Cone for removal of intramural ureteral calculi.
- Genitourinary imaging with noncontrast computerized tomography--are we missing duplex ureters?
- Differences in stone size and ureteral dilation between obstructing proximal and distal ureteral calculi.
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