Synchronized extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy may still affect the heart: a case report of perioperative ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is widely used as a primary treatment for urolithiasis and is performed as an elective outpatient surgical procedure because of its ease of use.
Yi Hong Li +5 more
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Perinephric Hematoma with Active Arterial Hemorrhage following Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2019 Subcapsular hematoma is an exceedingly rare complication of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones with cases demonstrating evidence of active arterial bleeding even more so. A 49-year-old male presented with acute onset right flank
Edward Assaf +3 more
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Complications in extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: a cohort study
Scandinavian Journal of Urology, 2017 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinically relevant complications within 14 days after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in a modern setting. Materials and methods: Consecutive ESWL treatments between 2009 and 2015 in Ängelholm Hospital, Sweden, were analyzed retrospectively.
Magnus Wagenius, Jon Jakobsson
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The Influence of Pain on the Outcome of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy. [PDF]
Curr Urol, 2019 The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of pain scores on the efficacy of extracor-poreal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and to identify other predictive risk factors for treatment success.A total of 476 patients who underwent ESWL (piezoelectric lithotripsy) for urolithiasis between September 2011 and December 2015 were identified ...
Bovelander E +5 more
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The effect of stone size on the results of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy versus semi-rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy in the management of upper ureteric stones [PDF]
Arab Journal of Urology Arab Association of Urology, 2022 Ahmed M Tawfeek, Mohamed G Soliman
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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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Extremely-slow, half-number shockwave lithotripsy for asymptomatic renal stones <20 mm [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2021 Purpose: To compare the treatment success rate and safety of reduced (30 shocks/min, 1,200 shocks/session) versus standard (60 shocks/min, 2,400 shocks/session) extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for the management of renal stones.
Katsuhiro Ito +5 more
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Abdominal aortic rupture after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: A rare case report and literature review [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Hongwei Ge
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How to maximize the efficacy of shockwave lithotripsy
Urology Research and Practice, 2020 Since its introduction in the early 1980s, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has proven to be a minimally invasive and efficient procedure for the management of renal calculi.
Neophytos Petrides +3 more
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Prague Medical Report, 2015 To evaluate the impact of ureteral stenting history to the outcomes of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, we retrospectively analysed patients who underwent shockwave lithotripsy with Dornier Gemini lithotripter between September 2010 and August 2012.
Stavros Sfoungaristos +6 more
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