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Majallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī, 2019 Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of thinking distraction on the anxiety severity in patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the ESWL department of Ayatollah Kashani hospital in Shahrekord. Methods: This
Masoumeh ترکی +4 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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Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years
Case Reports in Urology, 2015 We report a rare case of a patient with a large stone encrusted on a nitinol mesh stent in the ureteropelvic junction. The stent was inserted in the year 2000 after failure of two pyeloplasty procedures performed due to symptomatic ureteropelvic junction
Tomaž Smrkolj, Domagoj Šalinović
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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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Renal pelvic stones: choosing shock wave lithotripsy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2003 Introduction of minimally invasive techniques has revolutionized the surgical management of renal calculi. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy are now both well-established procedures.
Robert Marcovich, Arthur D. Smith
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Gallstone ileus treated with non-surgical conservative methods: a case report [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The preoperative diagnosis of gallstone ileus is challenging due to the variability of its presentation, often resulting in late diagnosis.
Fusetti, N +3 more
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UNUSAUAL PRESENTATION OF SUBMANDIBULAR DUCT AND GLAND CALCUI: CASE REPORT [PDF]
, 2013 Sialolithiasis is one of the most common pathologies of the submandibular gland; sialoliths account for about 80 percent of all salivary duct calculi.The majority of sialolith occurs in the submandibular gland or its duct and is common cause of acute and
SHARMA, SACHIN +2 more
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Shock wave lithotripsy targeting of the kidney and pancreas does not increase the severity of metabolic syndrome in a porcine model [PDF]
, 2014 PURPOSE: We determined whether shock wave lithotripsy of the kidney of pigs with metabolic syndrome would worsen glucose tolerance or increase the risk of diabetes mellitus.
Alloosh, Mouhamad +10 more
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: What is new?
Arab Journal of Urology, 2012 Thirty years after its introduction, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is still first-line treatment for more than half of all urinary tract stones, but machines and treatment strategies have significantly developed over time. In this review, we summarise the latest knowledge about the clinically important aspects of ESWL.We searched PubMed ...
Christian Bach +2 more
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Improving the lens design and performance of a contemporary electromagnetic shock wave lithotripter. [PDF]
, 2014 The efficiency of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), a noninvasive first-line therapy for millions of nephrolithiasis patients, has not improved substantially in the past two decades, especially in regard to stone clearance.
Fovargue, DE +10 more
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