[Clinical study on recurrence of urinary tract lithiasis of ESWL].
During the 4 year period from September 1, 1984 through August 31, 1988, a total of 1,866 patients with calculi of the urinary tract (125 patients had bilateral calculi) were subjected to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) with a DORNIER HM3 ESWL apparatus. Follow-up was performed factor 1,056 cases 3 or more months after complete elimination of the calculi, and data were obtained for 343 of them. Lithiasis was found to have recurred after ESWL in 30 cases, with a recurrence rate of 11.1%. Recurrence was seen in 16.9% of cases with multiple calculi and 6.5% of cases with a single calculus. The difference was statistically significant. Surgical removed of calculi or spontaneous discharge of calculi had been experienced in 50.0% of the recurrent cases and 27.8% of the non recurrent cases. The difference was also statistically significant. Stone size, stone location and urinary tract infection were unrelated to the recurrence.
Kato
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Sanjukai Hospital.
Ujiie
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Mori
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Nakajima
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Ohnishi
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Tanda
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D000328:Adult; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D012008:Recurrence; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
D010710:Phosphates; D002129:Calcium Oxalate; D014527:Uric Acid