title: [Results of urolithiasis treatment in pilots with the use of a new domestic lithotripter "Kompakt" during remote lithotripsy].
abstract: Results of treating urolithiasis in pilots on new Russian lithotriptor Kompakt were analyzed. Length of the shock-wave pulse is 0.3-0.4 microsecond w/o the negative phase prevents damaging of the kidney tissue. Urolithiasis was treated in 45 pilots in 69 ESWL sessions: 6.2 concrements, mostly in calyces renales (95.6% of the patients), were crushed. In more than 30% of the patients concrements were no larger than 5 mm and in 66.7% of the patients they were X-ray negative (urate). Concrements were crushed in all 45 patients into fine-dyspersated fragments (< 3 mm). At no time after ESWL complications or secretory-excretory dysfunctions of kidneys were observed. In-hospital examination following 1.5-2 mos. since ESWL did not detect residual fragments in urinary tracts of the pilots. No renal or any other pathologies were found. All the patients were admitted to flight.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Kokhan
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Garilevich
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Olefir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012426:Russia; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*