The role of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in renal calculi
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Shock wave lithotripsy monotherapy for renal calculi.
Shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) remains the most common treatment for renal calculi. In this article, recent literature pertaining to ESWL monotherapy of renal calculi was reviewed, with the goal of improving ESWL results through better case selection. When selecting the optimal surgical approach for a patient, multiple factors must be considered. Factors to consider include stone-related factors...
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From July 1989 to April 1993, Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) was performed on 642 patients, of which 21 were from the pediatric age group. All treatments were done on a second generation lithotriptor-Siemens Lithostar, which does not require any modification for positioning of children. Fragmentation was achieved in all the patients (100%). A complete stone free rate was achieved i...
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Thirty patients (16 men and 14 women) with cystine urinary stones were treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (Dormer HM-3) from December 1984 through October 1989. The average patient age was 35.2 years with a range of 14 to 59 years. Seventy per cent of these subjects had had previous open surgical operations for stones. The cases consisted of 7 ureteral stones and 37 renal stones, ...
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* Professor Titular de Pediatria. Doutor em Medicina. Departamento de Pediatria e Cirurgia Pediátrica da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná. Pediatra e Nefrologista. Responsável pelo Setor de Nefrologia Pediátrica do Hospital Universitário Regional do Norte do Paraná. A calculose urinária é doença muito comum em países industrializados, com prevalência entre 0,5 a 10%, pico de incidência...
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is still the treatment of choice for most renal and upper ureteric stones; however the outcome depends on multiple factors. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of stone density, as measured by Hounsfield Units (H.U) by non-contrast Computerized Tomography (CT), stone size and stone location on ESWL treatment outcome of urinary ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2279-2201,1391-491X
DOI: 10.4038/sljs.v31i3.6423