Clinical Experience of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Urinary Calculi.
- Author:
Jae Young YOON
1
;
Jeong Hoon LEE
;
Tae Kon HWANG
;
Yong Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Catholic University, Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
ESWL;
urinary stone
- MeSH:
Calculi;
Fever;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Ileus;
Lithotripsy*;
Renal Colic;
Shock*;
Ultrasonics;
Ureter;
Urinary Calculi*;
Urinary Tract
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(1):35-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a non-contact, non-invasive technique for disintegrating urinary tract calculi into sand-sized particles which can be passed spontaneously by a patient during normal urine flow. ESWL with an Edap lithotriptor which uses piezoelectric elements, was performed in 465 cases with urinary calculi from May 1987 to October 1988. The overall success rate of ESWL in 465 cases was 92.7% and renal stones were more successfully (95.9%) treated than ureteral stone (86.7%) main complications of ESWL for urinary calculi were hematuria (70.8%), hypertension(8.0 %). renal colic (2.6%), ileus (2.5%) and fever (1.2%) and then they were controlled without specific treatment. ESWL using ultrasonic localization was effective for treatment of the urinary stones.
