BACKGROUND Most patients experience some degree of pain during extracorporeal shock waves lithotripsy (ESWL). AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of target-controlled infusion (TCI) of remifentanil or sufentanil and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with sufentanil or morphine for pain relief during ESWL. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a double blind, randomized clinical trial, ...

PURPOSE To compare efficacy and safety between early extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eESWL) and deferred ESWL (dESWL) in colic patients with ureteral stones and to investigate whether eESWL can play a critical role in improving treatment outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 279 patients who underwent ESWL for single radio-opaque ureteral stones of 5 to 20 mm in size were included...

Introduction: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) are effective treatments in the management of ureteric calculus. ESWL is noninvasive, associated with less morbidity than URS. Moreover, URS requires specialized training, requires more anesthesia, and more often requires ureteral stent placement. We have analyzed the efficacy of ESWL in the management of lower ur...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy, safety and cost of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) for treating a 20-30 mm single renal pelvic stone. PATIENTS AND METHODS The computerised records of patients who underwent PNL or ESWL for a 20-30 mm single renal pelvic stone between January 2006 and December 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients age...

introduction: to compare outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery (rirs) with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eswl) as treatment of choice. methods: a total number of 46 patients with renal pelvic stones 10-20 mm and body mass index (bmi) >30 randomized in two groups underwent rirs and eswl from 2011 to 2014 and followed for 3 months. results: the patients mean ± sd age was 36.1 ± 13.1 ...

BACKGROUND Ureteral stones frequently cause renal colic, and if left untreated, can lead to obstructive uropathy. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ureteroscopy, with or without intracorporeal lithotripsy, are the most common interventions used to treat ureteral stones. ESWL treatment is less invasive than ureteroscopy, but has some limitations such as a high retreatment rate, an...

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been used in the treatment of urolithiasis since 1980s. The method proven to be effective and minimally invasive, but last years effectiveness decreased significantly from 90 % 60 %. Studying causes this phenomenon methods improving outcomes are important problems modern invasive urology.
 objective: evaluate application ESWL on Siemens Modu...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of Extra corporeal shockwave lithotripsy for a renal pelvic stone with and without JJ stent. METHODS A comparative cross sectional study was carried out at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation from January 2007 to January 2008. Eighty patients with renal pelvic stone measuring 2cm +/- 2mm were selected for treatment with Extra Corporeal Shockwave Lit...