[Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: treatment of choice in ureteral calculi]

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy represents the therapy of choice for reno-ureteral stone disease being resolutive in more than 85% of cases. This procedure can be successfully applied to ureteral stones providing appropriate preoperative cystoscopic manipulations and a correct positioning of the patient on the stretcher of the lithotripter. We hereby report our experience in 119 patients with ureteral lithiasis submitted to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with a 98% success rate.