Ureteral stone. Treatment using the Modulith SL 20 and Lithostar plus.
The treatment of ureteric calculi by extra-corporeal shock waves was found to have an 80% success rate by Mannheim authors, regardless of the site of the calculus. The authors compared two 3rd generation apparatuses: 1--the Siemens Lithostar Plus, in which waves are produced by a electromagnetic cylinder and focussed by a parabolic electromagnetic cylinder and focussed by a parabolic reflector: 2--the Storz Medical Modulith SL 10, in which waves produced by an electromagnetic coil are focussed by acoustic lenses. Both apparatuses are based upon image-intensification and ultrasonography concepts. No difference in efficacy was found between the two apparatuses. A second shock wave session was necessary in 16% of cases and some other type of additional treatment in 7% of cases.
Department of Urology, Mannheim School of Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Allemagne.
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Henkel
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D000162:Acoustics; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000473:pathology; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*