[Initial clinical experiences with the Storz Modulith SL 20 lithotripter: the results 3 months after a single session].
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performances of the Storz Modulith SL20 lithotriptor. Fifty patients with a total of 52 renal (31) or ureteric (21) stones were treated, in a single session, between June and October 1993. The mean stone diameter was 7.9 mm. All patients were reviewed after 3 months. The complete success rate, with radiological cure, was 65% at 3 months. The partial success rate, defined as fragmentation of the stone with persistence of residual fragments less than 3 mm in diameter, not requiring further treatment, was 12% at 3 months. The failure rate at 3 months was 23%. The commonest complication was renal colic in 12 patients (24%). Two patients developed an extrarenal haematoma. The Modulith SL20 possesses a good detection system: firing is well tolerated under minimal analgesia. Our success rates are slightly lower than those obtained by other teams using the same apparatus.
Roques
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N
Clinique Urologique, Hôpital Bichat, Paris.
Anidjar
M
M
Soussi
N
N
Gemayel
T
T
Hermieux
J F
JF
Ravery
V
V
Nimier
M
M
Delmas
V
V
Boccon-Gibod
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
Première expérience clinique du lithotripteur Storz Modulith SL 20: résultats à trois mois après une séance unique.