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[Monotherapy of ureteral calculi with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy]
J E Robles1, F de Castro, W A Isa
1Departamento de Urología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona.
Actas Urologicas Espanolas
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
We reviewed our experience with ESWL in the treatment of 401 patients with ureteral stones in order to evaluate if a higher disintegration and clearance rates could be achieved without prior manipulation of ureteral calculi, i.e., ESWL used as "in situ" monotherapy. The global stone free rate were 83%, 85% and 91% at 15 days, 1 month and 3 months after ESWL. We also analyzed the results according to the efficiency quotient (EQ).