Painless extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for outpatients: a new option.
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is becoming the most common procedure for the treatment of renal and ureteral stones. The introduction of a new generator and a new hemi-ellipsoid for the Dornier HM-III lithotripter improves patient comfort and requires no general or peridural anesthesia, thus making it easier to perform this procedure on an outpatient basis.
Puppo
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Department of Urology, University of Genova, Italy.
Bottino
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P
Germinale
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F
Caviglia
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C
Ricciotti
G
G
Giuliani
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L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*