title: Practical aspects of outpatient extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy.
abstract: Outpatient ESWL is practical for the majority of patients undergoing treatment. However, careful preoperative evaluation and patient selection are necessary. Approximately 15 per cent of patients treated require a secondary procedure. We believe that pretreatment placement of a ureteral stent aids in the passage of stone fragments.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014546:Urinary Catheterization