[Clinical experience in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with Sonolith 3000 for urinary stones].
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) using Sonolith 3000 was performed on 153 patients with urolithiasis form October, 1990 to April, 1992. The location of the stone was as follows; kidney in 70 cases, ureter in 82 cases and a Kock reservoir in one case. A double J catheter was installed in 6 cases before ESWL. Epidural anesthesia was required in 4 cases because of severe pain. Among 149 cases available for follow up one month after ESWL, 119 cases (79.9%) became stone free and 19 cases (12.8%) retained stone fragments less than 4 mm in diameter. The effectiveness rate, calculated as the sum of the cases stated above, was 92.7%. A side effect was observed in one case which was perirenal hematoma but required no therapy.
Usui
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Department of Urology, Nakatsu Daiichi Hospital.
Kubota
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Okita
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*