[Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. An established treatment].
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most required urinary stone therapy in our country and in the rest of the world. In a way it has replaced the alternative treatments (open surgery, percutaneous nephrolithectomy, ureteroscopy). Nevertheless these therapeutic approaches have still its own indications. Although there is no a definitive agreement, it should be desirable a world-wide consensus where each therapy will have a exactly defined land with all potential of each management improved. We review ESWL technical aspects, its literature-based most accepted indications, adverse bioeffects and last, future improvements are considered.
Reina Ruiz
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla.
Sánchez de la Vega
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Martínez Ruiz
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Blaso  Hernández
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García Pérez
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D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*