title: Ambulatory extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy.
abstract: The Kidney Stone Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is an ambulatory ESWL facility where 226 patients have been treated since July, 1985. A total of 258 kidneys were treated over a period of five months with a success rate of 99 per cent. The post-treatment admission rate, both immediate and delayed, was 14.2 per cent. Outpatient ESWL treatment of both renal and ureteral calculi is feasible, medically safe, and cost-effective.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*