Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for vesical lithiasis.
Between 1991 and 1997, 17 male patients with bladder stones underwent extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) therapy in our department. One patient required epidural anesthesia and 5 patients were treated under intravenous sedation. Complete fragmentation was achieved after a single session in 9 patients and 4 required 2 sessions. Four patients underwent initial ESWL followed by mechanical cystolithotripsy. No major complications were noted. Fourteen patients were stone-free within 1 week after the procedure. Four patients were treated by transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) on the day after completion ESWL. In conclusion, ESWL therapy is a simple, effective and safe modality for the management of vesical lithiasis.
Kojima
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Department of Urology, Nagoya City Higashi General Hospital, and Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan.
Yoshimura
M
M
Hayashi
Y
Y
Asaka
H
H
Ando
Y
Y
Kohri
K
K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000628:therapy*