title: [Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL). Our experience].
abstract: The authors report their experience with a third generation lithotripter Storz-Modulith SL 20 with fluoroscopic and echography stone localization. A total of 284 patients, between september '92 and august '94, with 149 renal and 135 ureteral stones, underwent 483 treatments. The mean treatment rate was 1,7 and the over-all stone free rate was 93%. Auxiliary procedures before ESWL were performed in 5.1% of the sessions (stenting, nephrostomy tube) and in 1% post-ESWL manipulations for lithiasic steinstrasse. Complications as: renal damage, steinstrasse etc. occurred in 2.5% of the session; in 20 patients ESWL procedure failed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Urologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Parma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frattini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Larosa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cortellini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy