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A comparative study between extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy in the management of upper ureteric calculus

open access: yesJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2016
Introduction and Objective: A stone in the ureter usually comes from the kidney. Urolithiasis is the third most common disease of the urinary tract which is surpassed only by urinary tract infections and pathologic conditions of prostate.
B Shrestha   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of commercialised extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy service: a review of 589 renal stones

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2017
Background Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the management of choice for renal stones 20 mm or smaller, with a stone clearance rate of up to 89%.
Tommy Kjærgaard Nielsen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a new diagnostic device for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

open access: yes, 2004
Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is the leading technique for the non-invasive treatment of urinary stones. Thousands of ultrasound shocks are focused on the stones in order to break them into fragments small enough to be passed naturally by ...
Coleman, A.J.   +4 more
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Diagnostik und Therapie der Harnleitersteinkolik [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Summary: Acute ureteral colic presents with a complex of acute and characteristic flank pain that usually indicates the presence of a stone in the urinary tract.
Bachmann, Alexander   +6 more
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In vitro analysis of urinary stone composition in dual-energy computed tomography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) is a new method of computed tomography (CT) imaging, allowing the assessment of not only the object's morphology, but also its composition.
Chrzan, Robert   +2 more
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PRE AND POST EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) URINE CULTURE AS A GUIDE FOR ANTIBIOTICS MANAGEMENT

open access: yesThe Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background:The lifetime prevalence of kidney stone disease is estimated at 1-15%. The positive urine cultures can be obtained not only from Struvite stones, but also from calcium oxalate stones and also high levels of endotoxins are found both ...
Laith Al-Anbary   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent finding and new technologies in nephrolithiasis: a review of the recent literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This review summarizes recent literature on advances regarding renal and ureteral calculi, with particular focus in areas of recent advances in the overall field of urolithiasis.
Bove P   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of repeated extracorporeal shock wave on kidney apoptosis of normal and diabetic rat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of repeated extracorporeal shock waves (ESW) on the apoptosis of renal parenchyma in normal and diabetic rats by the caspase-3 expression.
Bandeira, César Orlando Peralta   +5 more
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Clinical experience in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with Sonolith 3000 for urinary stones [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Sonolith 3000を用いて153例の尿路結石に対しESWLを施行した。153例中著効119例, 有効19例であり腎, 尿管結石ともに良好な結果がえられた。副作用として腎周囲血腫を1例に認めたExtracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) using Sonolith 3000 was performed on 153 patients with urolithiasis form October, 1990 to April, 1992.
大北, 純三   +2 more
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A large series of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the very elderly

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Urology, 2019
Background: The incidence of urinary lithiasis has been increasing in recent decades at all ages, including the elderly. In parallel, the world population is aging and there is a paucity of data on treatment of urinary stones in very elderly people.
Guilherme Braga Lamacchia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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