Electrohydraulic lithotripsy in the ureter.
Intravesical lithotripsy using electrohydraulic probe appears to be a rapid and safe technique to treat ureteral stones that are too large for intact extraction and inaccessible to ESWL. Strict adherence to the guidelines that have been discussed must be maintained to assure its safety.
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Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis; D004566:Electrodes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000628:therapy*
D002129:Calcium Oxalate