[Extracorporeal lithotripsy of urinary calculi: experience with Modulith SL-20 (Storz Medical)].
The results of extracorporeal lithotripsy on 250 patients with renal and ureteral stones are reported. Stone size varied from less than 1 cm (64%), 1 to 2 cm (31%) to over 2 cm (4%). 51% of patients were treated on an ambulatory basis. Complete fragmentation was obtained in 97% of patients and 78% were free of any demonstrable stone after 90 days. lithotripsy is an effective procedure allowing ambulatory non surgical treatment of urinary stones in many patients.
Coz
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Militar, Santiago de Chile.
Lyng
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Bustos
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Stein
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Figueroa
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*