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Background: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most widely used method for treating kidney and upper ureteric stones smaller than 2 cm due to its effectiveness, safety, non-invasive, and an outpatient procedure.
Rusul Abdul Kadhim Mohammed +2 more
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Possibilities to Improve the Therapy of the Patients with Ureteral Concretions [PDF]
The aim of the given study was to improve the results of treatment of patients with concretions of the upper third of the ureter.Materials and methods. The clinical trial was carried out as a non-interventional open, controlled, in two groups of patients
Chabanov, P. (Pavel) +2 more
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PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF POST EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSI COMPLICATION EVENTS
Objective: To know if pre-morbid factors such as maximum power, maximum frequency, repeated extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), age, hypertension, diabetic, nutrition, blood coagulation disorders, kidney function disorders, pain perception ...
Fajar Nugroho Yuniarso, Untung Tranggono
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Equivalent Static Wind Load for Structures with Inerter-Based Vibration Absorbers
Equivalent Static Wind Loads (ESWL) are desired in structural design to consider peak dynamic wind effects. Conventional ESWLs are for structures without control.
Ning Su +4 more
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Necessity of antibacterial prophylaxis in the treatment of reno-ureteral lithiasis by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. A prospective descriptive study [PDF]
Introduction. Due to the increase in the incidence of reno-ureteral lithiasis worldwide from 1% to 15%, varying according to age, sex, race, and geographical location, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy remains the method of choice in the treatment of
Andrei BRADU, Emil CEBAN
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Effective stone disintegration by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) may depend on patient- and stone-related factors. We investigated predictors of disintegration failure in ESWL for a solitary ureteral calculus.
Teng-Kai Yang +3 more
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Fracture mechanics model of stone comminution in ESWL and implications for tissue damage [PDF]
Focused shock waves administered during extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) cause stone fragmentation. The process of stone fragmentation is described in terms of a dynamic fracture process.
Lokhandwalla, Murtuza +1 more
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Objectives: To evaluate the reliability of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in evaluating kidney changes after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment for kidney stones. Patients and methods: This prospective study included 28 patients who
Ehab Ali AbdelGawad +2 more
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Renal function assessment in adults with recurrent calcium kidney stone disease [PDF]
The prevalence of nephrolihiasis and chronic kidney disease has risen over the past three decades, we sought to determine if person with a history of kidney stones have lower renal function relative to non stone formers.
Milladipour, Amir Hossein +1 more
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Background. The incidence of kidney stone disease (KSD) in children varies from 1% to 5%. Pediatric surgery of KSD employs methods similar to surgical technologies used for adults: extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), ureterolithotripsy (ULT ...
O. A. Shaldenko +4 more
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