Pediatric extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: Predicting successful outcomes
Indian Journal of Urology, 2010 Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is currently a first-line procedure of most upper urinary tract stones
Sean McAdams, Aseem R Shukla
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Cervical esophagotomy for removal of an ingested clam shell: a very uncommon foreign body ingestion [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To report the removal of an ingested clam shell that was firmly impacted in the esophagus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 77-year-old man presented at our hospital with acute dysphagia after eating a seafood risotto.
Balducci, Genoveffa +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message Larger perirenal hematomas after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) are sometimes related to the loss of renal function due to compression of the normal renal tissue.
Steffen Hallmann +3 more
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Role of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery [PDF]
, 1993 Since the early 1980s extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has partially replaced major operative procedures in various fields of surgery. In the interest of the patient, it is important to determine the exact role of ESWL in surgery.
Bruining, H.A. (Hajo) +3 more
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How Should Biliary Stones be Managed?
Gut and Liver, 2010 Minimally invasive therapy is currently invaluable for the treatment of biliary stones. Clinicians should be familiar with the various endoscopic modalities that have been evolving.
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Management of ureteric calculi: the pendulum swings [PDF]
, 1997 Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for treatment of ureteral calculi has gained wide popularity because of its non-invasive and ambulatory nature.
Lee, FCW, Leung, YL, Tam, PC, Yip, KH
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Journal of Digestive EndoscopyManagement of pain in chronic pancreatitis (CP) is challenging, and surgery used to be the intervention of choice in patients having pain refractory to medical therapy.
Harshavardhan Telaprolu +1 more
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Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalized adults (SUSPEND), a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) and an α-blocker (tamsulosin) : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
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Anson, Ken +12 more
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Addition of Sodium Bicarbonate to Irrigation Solution May Assist in Dissolution of Uric Acid Fragments During Ureteroscopy [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: We hypothesized that adding sodium bicarbonate (bicarb) to normal saline (NS) irrigation during ureteroscopy in patients with uric acid (UA) nephrolithiasis may assist in dissolving small stone fragments produced during laser lithotripsy ...
Lingeman, James E. +2 more
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Radiology Case ReportsDouble-j stents are commonly used in many urological procedures to facilitate the drainage of renal systems postoperatively. Their usage has revolutionized the world of urological interventions but if left forgotten present serious complications.
Rao Nouman Ali, MBBS, FCPS Urology, MRCPS Glasgow +3 more
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