Iatrogenic lithotripsy failure: penetration of shock waves through tape.
Foam tape used to protect epidural catheters during immersion in a Dornier HM3 lithotriptor was identified retrospectively as the cause of poor stone fragmentation. Studies of shock wave penetration through various protective type materials indicate that a particular water repellant tape is least likely to impair shock wave penetration.
Sonda
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Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Wang
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Kielczewski
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Powell
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Pandit
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Crider
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Rutter
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McLaren
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D000269:Adhesives; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001458:Bandages; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D011677:Punctures; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000269:Adhesives