Background: There are many conservative interventions to reduce the symptoms of coccydynia, but it is not clear which treatment can be more effective. The aim of this review study was to evaluate the types of conservative interventions and the effectiveness of each of them in reducing coccydynia symptoms. Methods: This systematic review was carried out based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Item...

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...

PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of a slow gated treatment rate on the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). PATIENTS AND METHODS From August 1990 to July 2002, 40,462 SWL procedures were performed using the slow frequency electrocardiography (ECG)-gated lithotripter (82.5%) and fast frequency ECG-ungated (17.5%) modes for the Medstone STS lithotripter. Treatment characteristi...

PURPOSE To retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) by age and current condition as a first-line treatment for pediatric and adolescent urolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The computerized records of 55 children were retrospectively reviewed from March 1991 to July 2007. The children were below 18 years of age and had undergone ESWL monotherapy for...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To identify the factors that affect outcome (stone clearance, partial clearance without symptoms, and residual stone with symptoms unchanged) of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). To develop and validate a predictive model for outcome of treatment. STUDY DESIGN Prospective controlled trial. METHODS There were 142 salivary calculi (78 submandibular, 64 paroti...