title: Patients' quality of life following extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal calculi.
abstract: The objective of this study was to test whether the relatively new, noninvasive technique of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones resulted in a measurably better outcome from the patients' point of view than percutaneous surgery. The claimed superiority of ESWL was not demonstrated with the data available.
authors.affiliation: United Medical School of Guy's Hospital.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mays
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petruckevitch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Snowdon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000191:economics; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000191:economics; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life