Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy [PDF]
Urologic Clinics of North America, 1990 Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has revolutionized the treatment of urinary calculi. It should be considered the treatment of choice for renal stones smaller than 2 cm and for the majority of ureteral calculi, under which circumstances success rates approaching 80 to 90 per cent may be anticipated. Larger renal calculi or impacted ureteral stones
W T Wilson, Glenn M. Preminger
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Sudden, Painless Incontinence following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2013 Urinary incontinence is a stent-related complication; however, total incontinence is not often seen in emergency departments. We report a patient who presented with a sudden, painless, and total urinary incontinence after extracorporeal shock wave ...
Fatih Akbulut +2 more
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Lung contusion and cavitation with exudative plural effusion following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in an adult: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Among the complications of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy are perinephric bleeding and hypertension. Case presentation We describe the case of a 31-year-old Asian man with an unusual case of hemoptysis and lung contusion and ...
Nouri-Majalan Nader +3 more
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Shock-wave therapy of gastric outlet syndrome caused by a gallstone [PDF]
, 1989 A patient with gastric outlet syndrome (Bouveret's syndrome) caused by a large gallstone impacted in the duodenal bulb was successfully treated by extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. Thus, open abdominal surgery could be avoided. For disintegration of
Hoffmann, R. +4 more
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Treatment of renal stones by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - An update [PDF]
, 2001 Aim: Despite the extensive experience with minimal invasive stone therapy, there are still different views on the ideal management of renal stones. Materials and Methods: Analysis of the literature includes more than 14,000 patients.
Chaussy, Christian +3 more
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Burst wave lithotripsy – the new evolution stage of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Вестник урологии, 2021 Urolithiasis is currently one of the most urgent problems in the world. Every eleventh worldwide inhabitant suffers from this disease. Previously, the only way to get rid of kidney stones and the urinary tract was open surgery, which was characterized by
N. K. Gadzhiev +8 more
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A meta-analysis of the efficacy of ureteroscopic lithotripsy and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on ureteral calculi [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2014 PURPOSE:To re-evaluated the clinic efficacy of ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URS) and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on ureteral calculi with Cochrane systematic reviews in this paper.METHODS: We searched clinical randomized controlled trials ...
Yahong Xu +10 more
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Clinical application of the therapeutic ultrasound in urologic disease: Part II of therapeutic ultrasound in urology [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2022 This article aimed to review the clinical application and evidence of the therapeutic ultrasound in detail for urological diseases such as prostate cancer, kidney tumor, erectile dysfunction, and urolithiasis.
Minh-Tung Do +3 more
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Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion: A Rare Complication of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 Background. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has been widely used to treat renal stones. The procedure is relatively safe with minor complications. Case.
Maral Mokhtari +2 more
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and the radiologist [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1986 When a hospital acquires a lithotripter it is unlikely that the volume of interventional radiology performed by personnel in that institution will be reduced. On the contrary, a significant increase in workload will probably occur. This will encompass not only interventional procedures on the urinary tract, but will also involve abdominal radiographs ...
HM Pollack, MP Banner
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