This study was conducted on one hundred and eight patients to determine the stone clearance rate with respect to NCCT –HU density of the stone. Various statistical measures were applied for assessing the predictability about the success of ESWL therapy for that stone’s HUD. As per the final analysis of the study we can conclude that Hounsfield Unit Density bears significant relationship for pre...

The rough set theory has been used to analyse medical experience with urolithiasis patients treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the signi cance of attributes for two classi cations expressing the patients' condition after the ESWL treatment and to discover strong decision rules representing classi cation patterns interesting for prac...

biological effects extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eswl) is not precisely known. we have evaluated two urinary enzymes activity n-acetyl-b-d-glucosamine (nag) and alanine amino peptidase (aap) before and after unilateral eswl as markers for renal parenchymal damage. forty eight patients with kidney stones (mean age 39) who had presented for the first time or at least one year after their...

among 2379 patients with upper urinary tract stones who underwent eswl (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy) at sina hospitál using the siemens lithostar, 638 developed stone street (steinstrasse). of these, 516 (81%) passed all of the stone fragments spontaneously and no treatment was required, 90 cases (14%) had more eswl sessions to complete the treatment, and 30 (4.7%) required further in...

Treatment of ureteral calculi has dramatically changed over time. Open surgery was the method of choice before the 80s, however, two events strongly influenced the management of ureteral lithiasis: the development of rigid ureteroscopy and the application of shock waves. Since then, many papers have been published to assess the efficacy of each technique. They take into account several endpoint...

BACKGROUND Although some trials assessed the efficacy and safety of the α-blocker in facilitating renal and ureteral stones expulsion after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), the role of the α-blocker in facilitating upper urinary calculi expulsion after ESWL remain controversial. AIMS To determine the efficacy and safety of the α-blocker in facilitating renal and ureteral stones e...

PURPOSE We evaluated the efficacy of alfuzosin for the treatment of ureteral calculi less than 10 mm in diameter after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomized, single-blind clinical trial was performed prospectively by one physician between June 2010 and August 2011. A total of 84 patients with ureteral calculi 5 to 10 mm in diameter were divided into ...