Ambulatory extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

The Kidney Stone Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is an ambulatory ESWL facility where 226 patients have been treated since July, 1985. A total of 258 kidneys were treated over a period of five months with a success rate of 99 per cent. The post-treatment admission rate, both immediate and delayed, was 14.2 per cent. Outpatient ESWL treatment of both renal and ureteral calculi is feasible, medically safe, and cost-effective.