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The Swiss lithoclast: an ideal intracorporeal lithotripter
A Kostakopoulos1, N J Stavropoulos, D Picramenos
1Department of Urology, Sismanoglion General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
Urologia Internationalis
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
We report our early experience with a new device for endoscopic stone disintegration: the Swiss lithoclast. This device was used to treat 200 patients with stones in kidney, ureter, and bladder. Its effectiveness was 100% when the stone could be approached irrespective of size or composition, and no complication was encountered.