Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

There hundred sixteen patients with symptomatic upper and lower urinary tract calculi underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) at the Ohio Kidney Stone Center during the first three months. Ninety-seven percent of the stones were treated with one ESWL session. Twenty-four percent of th...

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Published inInternational surgery Vol. 72; no. 1; p. 48
Main Authors Drago, J R, Nesbitt, 2nd, J A, Shah, B N, Nelson, 3rd, J H, Wise, 2nd, H A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.01.1987
Subjects
Humans
Kidney Calculi - therapy
Lithotripsy
Ureteral Calculi - therapy
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Summary:There hundred sixteen patients with symptomatic upper and lower urinary tract calculi underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) at the Ohio Kidney Stone Center during the first three months. Ninety-seven percent of the stones were treated with one ESWL session. Twenty-four percent of the treatments required cystoscopy with ureteral stent placement for manipulation of stones to facilitate ESWL. Complications were minimal, less than three percent.
ISSN:0020-8868