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Biliary Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1991Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has become standard therapy for the treatment of kidney stones since its introduction in 1980; a similar technique is now being used for many patients with gallstones. This article reviews the technique of biliary ESWL, examines the results of clinical studies to date, and makes recommendations as to who may
Harvey S. Young, Gabriel Garcia
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Limitations of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Current Opinion in Urology, 2007Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the preferred modality for the treatment of renal and upper ureteric calculi. The present review focuses on the limitations of ESWL, where recent developments have tried to identify patients who are unlikely to succeed with ESWL and where improvements in shock wave delivery may increase successful stone ...
Sanjeev Madaan, Adrian D. Joyce
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Outpatient extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Urology, 1987Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a new procedure for which patient-management guidelines are still being established. We retrospectively reviewed the first 246 patients treated with ESWL at our facility. Nearly 50 per cent were treated as outpatients, and more than 70 per cent of patients admitted to the hospital were discharged on the ...
John R. Burns, Edward F. Breaux
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Pain in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Urological Research, 2009Pain tolerance has long been identified as a factor influencing successful treatment of renal calculi by shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). We aimed to clarify which factors directly influence pain tolerance to predict which patients are likely to undergo successful treatment.
T Hajdinjak +6 more
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Bioeffects of Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy
Urologic Clinics of North America, 1987Available information on the bioeffects of ESWL is insufficient to characterize the tissue injury induced by shock waves. The cellular mechanisms have not been elucidated, nor are there enough data to establish objective criteria for treatment.
James E. Lingeman +3 more
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Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of pancreatic calculi
Gastroenterology, 1992Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been used to disintegrate pancreatic stones located in the main pancreatic duct for 123 patients with severe chronic pancreatitis. Endoscopic management following ESWL is aimed at restoring the pancreatic flow to the duodenum.
Delhaye, Myriam +3 more
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Principles and application of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 1987The physics, instrumentation, and patient-care aspects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of kidney stone disease are described. The kidney stone is located through the use of two integrated roentgenographic imaging systems. The x-ray tubes, fixed on either side of a tub of water in which the patient is partially immersed,
Sara N. Robinson +4 more
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Cardiac Arrhythmias
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 1989ECTOR, H., et al.: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Cardiac Arrhythmias Holter monitoring was performed in 400 patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The highest heart rate occurred before and after ESWL. During respiratory‐triggered ESWL, 30% of the patients had one or more ventricular premature beats (VES), and 7 ...
Luc Baert +3 more
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Gallstone lithotripsy by extracorporeal shock waves
The American Journal of Surgery, 1989Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in combination with adjuvant litholytic therapy using chenodeoxycholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid (7 to 8 mg/kg body weight/day of each acid) is a safe and effective, novel nonsurgical approach to gallbladder stones, provided the patients are carefully selected.
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Ultrasonography and biliary extracorporeal shock‐wave lithotripsy
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 1993AbstractThe results of shock‐wave treatment of gallbladder stones depend to a very high degree on the quality and expertise of ultrasonography applied before, during, and after shock‐wave disintegration of the stones. Ultrasonography is decisive in evaluating the inclusion criteria; it is the method of choice for directing the shockwave energy at the ...
Lucas Greiner, Christian Jakobeit
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