[Effects of shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on electrolytic and hormonal balance in nephrolithiasis patients]

Blood concentrations of parathyroid hormone, aldosterone, hydrocortisone, Na+, K+, Ca2+, 24-h urine concentration of Ca2+, blood pressure were measured on day 3 and 7 after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. A total of 54 patients with nephrolithiasis (NL) were examined. In NL patients with hypertension the above lithotripsy led to a fall in pressure by 15-20%, to correction of initial hormonal and electrolytic unbalance. There were marked changes in the levels of parathyroid hormone, total Ca2+ in the blood and 24-h urine.