title: [Current treatment of ureteral lithiasis. Review of our experience].
abstract: Retrospective analysis from June '89 to January '91 of 198 patients seen in our Hospital for ureteral lithiasis using 'in situ' ESWL as the first therapeutic choice. The number of sessions per calculus was 1.45, 68.7% cases receiving only one session. 84.2% calculi were resolved by ESWL, with associated instrumental manoeuvres in less than 15% cases. Our hospital's therapeutic algorithm for the 15.8% calculi where ESWL failed is presented. The conclusion is that 'in situ' shock wave extracorporeal lithotripsy represents a perfectly valid alternative for the treatment of ureteral lithiasis regardless its location.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Díez Cordero
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martín Martínez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moncada Iribarren
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herranz Amo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jara Rascón
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Basquero González
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Palacio España
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández Fernández
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Tratamiento actual de la litiasis ureteral. Revisión de nuestra experencia.