Supine versus Prone Position during Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy for Treating Distal Ureteral Calculi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in prone and supine positions for patients with upper ureteral calculi.
INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of upper ureteral calculi with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in the supine and prone positions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 68 patients with upper ureteral calculi underwent SWL. In 35 patients, the procedure was performed in the supine position (group 1), while in the 33 remainders, it was performed in the pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urologia Internationalis
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0042-1138,1423-0399
DOI: 10.1159/000439140