title: A report on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy results on 1,569 renal units in an outpatient clinic.
abstract: We report our experience with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) treatment of 1,569 renal units in an outpatient clinic with a small focused piezoelectric lithotriptor. A stone-free rate of 93% was achieved. In 3.6% of the patients, mainly those with a history of surgery and/or anatomical caliceal deformations, fragments smaller than 3 mm. in diameter remained despite multiple ESWL sessions and intensive upside down physiotherapy. Of the cases 3.4%, including those without sufficient data, were considered unsuccessful. We treated 58 renal units in children 14 years old and younger, 55 patients had a single kidney and 7 had a horseshoe kidney.
authors.affiliation: Biosan Outpatient Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tolon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miroglu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tolon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bazmanoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erkan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged