[Experience from the first year of treatment of renal calculi with extracorporeal piezoelectric shockwave lithotripsy].
The experience of the first year with piezoelectric extracorporeal lithotripsy is described. One hundred and eighty-eight patients commenced treatment of 194 renoureteric stone units (a total of 328 stones). Twelve per cent required analgesics during therapy. The median number of treatments was two (1-6) and median number of shock waves 4,200 (450-24,606). One hundred and twenty-three stone units had concluded treatment and control schedules at the follow up end date. After six months, 59% of the stone units were stone-free, while 17% had residual fragments up to 2 mm, and additional 15% had residual fragments between 2 and 6 mm. Only few and insignificant complications were observed. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy by the Wolf Piezolith 2300 is a well-tolerated, effective, relative painless and not complicated treatment of renal stones, and an important part of modern treatment of staghorn- and ureteric stones.
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Aalborg Sygehus Nord, urologisk afdeling.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Første års erfaring ved behandling af nyresten med ekstrakorporal nyrestensknusning med piezoelektrisk trykbølgedannelse.