First Clinical Experience With Extracorporeally Induced Destruction of Kidney Stones by Shock Waves

Clinical experience with a new ultrasonic and LithoClast combination for percutaneous litholapaxy

“…ESWL [1] and percutaneous nephrolithotomy [2,3] have changed the approach to renal stones. These two minimally invasive techniques, often applied together, are the treatment of choice, even in complete staghorn calculi of the kidney.…”

The efficacy of radiographic anatomical measurement methods in predicting success after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole kidney stones

“…Besides its high level of patient approval and low complication rates, the non-invasive nature and cost-effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) have rendered this treatment modality a preferred option for most of the urinary calculi (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). It has been determined that many factors, including the size, composition and location of the stone and the infundibulopelvic anatomy of kidney are involved in the success of ESWL (6)(7)(8).…”

The Influence of Stone Size, Skin to Stone Distance and Hydronephrosis on Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Session and Shock Wave Numbers in Ureteral Stones

“…Urinary stone disease is the third entity following urinary tract infection and prostate diseases among urinary disorders [1]. Before the period where shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) entered therapeutic use in 1980s invasive methods had been used in urolithiasis treatment [2].…”