title: [Disintegration of urinary stones].
abstract: Since January 1988 we performed 520 extracorporeal lithotripsy procedures for urinary stones with the EDAP LT-01 device. The calculi were localized by ultrasonography and the destructive energy was piezoelectrically generated. Treatment was on an ambulatory basis, without local, regional or general anesthesia. In less than 10% of the patients oral analgetics were given prior to, or during the procedure. Ages ranged from 3-79 years and the mean duration of treatment was 45 minutes. Of the first 210 patients, 148 (70.6%) were free of stones after 3 months, in 28 (13.3%) there was only partial success, and in 34 (16.1%) the treatment failed. It must be emphasized that some have not as yet been followed for as long as 3 months. Hematuria of a few hours duration, and renal colic amenable to oral treatment in 25% of the cases, were the only complications. 4 patients were hospitalized for renal colic, but more because of mental unrest than medical necessity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ginesin
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*