title: [Role of ultrasound lithotripsy in the treatment of lithiasis of the lower urinary tract. Apropos of 38 cases].
abstract: Between February 1989 and February 1994, 38 patients with lower urinary tract lithiasis were treated by ultrasonic lithotripsy. Mean size of the stone was 23 x 19 mm, extreme being 5 mm-50 mm (over 20 mm in 27 patients). Transurethral lithotripsy has been performed in 36 patients, and percutaneous cystolithotripsy in 2 patients. Some desintegration was complete in 37 cases, and the only failure was a case in which the stone was too hard. Morbidity was zero. Ultrasonic lithotripsy for urethral and bladder stones appears to be a safe, effective and simple method of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Urologique B, Hôpital Avicenne, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: el Khader
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibn Attya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mamoun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hachimi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakrissa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Place de la lithotritie ultrasonique dans le traitement de la lithiase du bas appareil. A propos de 38 cas.