Clinical Efficacy and Outcomes of Electro‐Pneumatic Intracorporeal Lithotripsy in the Management of Sialolithiasis [PDF]
OTO OpenObjective This study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of electro‐pneumatic intracorporeal lithotripsy for the treatment of salivary gland stones. Study Design A prospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with obstructive salivary gland syndrome,
Iulian Filipov +4 more
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Pneumatic Lithotripsy Versus Laser Lithotripsy for Ureteral Stones. [PDF]
J Lasers Med Sci, 2018 Introduction: Several different modalities are available for ureteral stone fragmentation. From them pneumatic and holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) lithotripsy have supportive outcomes. In this study we studied 250 subjects who had ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) or laser lithotripsy (LL).
Abedi AR +5 more
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Comparison of Ureteroscopic Pneumatic Lithotripsy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Proximal Ureteral Calculi. [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Objective The goal of this study was to compare the effectiveness and complications of ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy (URS) and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in the management of patients with proximal ureteral stones. Methods In this trial, 150 patients presenting with proximal ureteral stones at the Department of Urology of Nishter
Ur Rehman MF +5 more
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Outcome analysis of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in the endoscopic management of lower ureteric calculus in pediatric patients: a prospective study [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2016 Objective: To analyse outcomes of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in treatment of lower ureteric calculus in pediatric patients. Materials and methods: Prospective study conducted between August 2013 and July 2015.
Ankur Jhanwar +5 more
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Ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy of impacted ureteral calculi [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2006 INTRODUCTION: This work evaluates the results of ureteroscopic treatment of impacted ureteral stones with a pneumatic lithotripter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From March 1997 to May 2002, 42 patients with impacted ureteral stones were treated by retrograde ...
Artur H. Brito +2 more
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Comparison of Ho:YAG laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in the treatment of impacted ureteral stones: An analysis of risk factors [PDF]
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 The aim was to compare pneumatic and holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser in the treatment of impacted ureteral stones with different locations and to identify the risk factors for complications.
Tansu Degirmenci +6 more
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Subcapsular and Perirenal Hematoma after Ureteroscopy and Pneumatic Lithotripsy
Folia Medica, 2016 Subcapsular or perirenal hematoma is an unusual complication after semirigid ureteroscopy using pneumatic lithotripsy to treat ureteral stones. We present a patient who developed a large subcapsular and perirenal hematoma following ureteroscopy ...
Resorlu Mustafa +2 more
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PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY VERSUS HOLMIUM:YAG LASER LITHOTRIPSY I N THE MANAGEMENT OF URETERAL STONES [PDF]
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2013 Background: Pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) and Holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy (LL) are two valid mini-invasive approaches in the treatment of urologic stones disease. The aim of this study was to compare stone free rates between these two treatment options.
Sebastiano Cimino
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Efficacy and safety of super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy using a combination of suction sheath and pneumatic lithotripsy: the Dhangadhi experience [PDF]
BMC UrologyPurpose Super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SMP) is a promising minimally invasive approach for upper tract stone management. However, evidence on its performance using suction sheath and pneumatic lithotripsy in resource-limited setting remains ...
Sumeet Karna
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Comparison of Laser Lithotripsy and Pneumatic Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones
Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2013 Aim: The comparison of the our results of laser lithotripsy (LL) and pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) for the treatment of ureteral stones. Methods: A total of 150 consequent patients with ureteral stones, who have been treated by ureteroscopy between June
Faruk Kuyucu +2 more
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