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Treatment of steinstrasse with repeat extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: experience with piezoelectric
1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
The Journal of Urology
|March 1, 1991
Abstract:
Among 958 patients with renal stones who underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) monotherapy using an EDAP-LT01 piezoelectric lithotriptor steinstrasse developed in 55 (5.7%). Of these 55 cases stone fragments passed spontaneously in 35 (63.6%) and were treated successfully (no residual stone fragment in ureter) with repeat ESWL in 18 (32.8%). Only 2 patients (3.6%) required ureteroscopic management or open ureterolithotomy. Therefore, repeat ESWL is considered a good initial method to treat complicated steinstrasse.