[First clinical experience with extracorporeal lithotriptor EDAP LT.02].
A preliminary study of the EDAP LT.02 extracorporeal lithotriptor is presented. The apparatus includes a double isocentric detection system (ultrasonographic and radiological), facilitating the in situ treatment of ureteric stones. Seventy patients with a total of 89 urinary stones were treated by primary extracorporeal lithotripsy (ECL) with no preliminary selection. 69 stones (77.5%) were located in the kidney and 20 stones (22.5%) were situated in the ureter. Anaesthesia was only required in 2 cases. The patients received an average of 1.2 lithotripsy sessions. Out of the 70 patients treated, there were 46 (66%) complete successes, 12 (17%) partial successes and 12 (17%) failures [corrected].
Bron
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J
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
Tchala
K
K
Sevestre
P
P
Le Duc
A
A
Thibault
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*
Première expérience clinique du lithotriteur extracorporel EDAP LT.02.