Is extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy safe in patients with chronic bleeding tendency?
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Received November 2009 Accepted July 2010 INTRODUCTION Since 1980, the extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) has become the gold standard option for treatment of renal and ureteral calculi. But SWL is not without complication and has its own contraindications. Of absolute contraindication for SWL is bleeding tendency. Here, we report a case with bleeding diathesis who underwent SWL without bleeding tendency correction.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Urology journal
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011