BACKGROUND Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a simple and non-invasive technique in which renal and ureteric calculi are pulverised into small fragments by shockwaves and then allowed to pass spontaneously in small fragments along with urine. Effective ESWL requires a co-operative patient who will remain immobilize on the lithotripsy table comfortably for which different anaesthet...

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...

The shock-induced collapse of a pre-existing nucleus near a solid surface in the focal region of a lithotripter is investigated. The entire flow field of the collapse of a single gas bubble subjected to a lithotripter pulse is simulated using a high-order accurate shock- and interface-capturing scheme, and the wall pressure is considered as an indication of potential damage. Results from the co...

BACKGROUND Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been widely used for pain relief and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. We aimed to assess ESWT for knee osteoarthritis (OA) over 12 wk by comparison with placebo treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS We randomized 70 patients to receive placebo (n = 36) or ESWT (n = 34). For ESWT, patients received 4000 pulses of shockwave at 0.25 mJ/mm(...

Objectives This study aims to explore whether extracorporeal shockwave treatment (ESWT) based on the theory of fascial manipulation (FM) at select treatment points is superior to traditional local ESWT for pain relief in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. Methods Data from patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder who received weekly ESWT according to fascial manipulation theory (ES...

Chronic pancreatitis is associated with varied morphological complications, including intraductal stones, main pancreatic ductal strictures, distal biliary strictures and pseudocysts. Endoscopic therapy provides a less invasive alternative to surgery. In addition, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy improves the success rate of endoscopic clearance of intraductal stones. However, recent data f...