Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in von Willebrand's disease.
A renal calculus in a patient with von Willebrand's disease was successfully fragmented by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) with the administration of Haemate P. No serious bleeding was observed after ESWL. With supplementation of the missing von Willebrand's factor, ESWL may be applied to patients with this bleeding diathesis.
Ishikawa
J
J
Department of Urology, Shin-Suma Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Okamoto
M
M
Higashi
Y
Y
Harada
M
M
D000328:Adult; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000494:pharmacology
D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII