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The clinical efficacy of novel semirigid ureteroscopy with a vacuum suction device for treatment of >10 mm upper ureteral stones and impacted calculus: implications for clinical practice. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Surg
Lai L   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

LITHOTRIPSY. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet, The
 The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and clinical outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of renal and upper ureteric calculi. Kidney stones are a common urological condition, and non-invasive management options have become increasingly important.
MAINA ANIL NAIK, Dr. Boboqulo Azamat
exaly   +30 more sources

Mechanical Lithotripsy

Gastroenterology Nursing, 1994
Endoscopic lithotripsy is a procedure used for the removal of large stones in the common bile duct that cannot be removed after sphincterotomy. This procedure causes fragmentation of large stones, which allows easier retrieval of stones by other instruments such as balloons or baskets.
D, Murphy, D, Berry
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Lithotripsy

Lasers In Medical Science, 1988
In the last few years dramatic changes have occurred in the surgical treatment of stones in the upper urinary tract. Ninety-five per cent of all stones that previously necessitated open surgery are now amenable to less invasive techniques. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), developed in the early 1980s, has been complemented by extracorporeal shock ...
G. Paumgartner   +3 more
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Biliary lithotripsy

The American Journal of Surgery, 1989
At Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, we began performing lithotripsy with the Medstone STS lithotripter for gallstones in January 1988 and in the first year treated 81 patients. Fifty-five of these patients were available for 4-month follow-up.
D, Vanderpool   +3 more
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Percutaneous Lithotripsy

Journal of Urology, 1983
We have performed percutaneous extractions of renal pelvic stones in 194 patients via the Wolf percutaneous universal nephroscope. At 1 session, with the patient under general anesthesia, a percutaneous tract is dilated to 24F and the stone is removed immediately.
J W, Segura   +4 more
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