title: Experience with electrohydraulic shockwave lithotripsy in the treatment of vesical calculi.
abstract: Five hundred and two patients with bladder stones have been treated by electrohydraulic shockwave lithotripsy (EHSWL) with the Wolf RIWOLTH-2135 disintegrator. The patients were aged between 18 and 80 years. The largest stone measured 3.6 x 4.8 cm but most were less than 3 cm; 533 stones were disintegrated in the 502 patients. The indications and complications of the treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pearl River Hospital, Guang-Zhou, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhaowu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiwen
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fenling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*