title: [Application of inversion-table in the treatment of lower pole renal stones].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of inversion-table in the treatment of lower pole renal stones.
  
  
  METHODS
  From March 2006 to September 2008, 36 patients with lower pole renal calculi were treated by inversion-table, 13 cases with stone diameter from 4 mm to 20 mm received extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) combined with inversion-table treatment and other 23 cases with stone diameter from 2 mm to 4mm received inversion-table treatment alone.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of 36 cases underwent inversion-table treatment successfully and no one had cardio-cerebral accident. After following up 3 months, the radiologically documented complete stone clearance rate at 3 months group was 83.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inversion-table treatment is a safe and valuable adjunct in assisting passage of lower pole renal stone fragments after mini-invasive treatment of stone and can improve stone-free rate.
authors: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors: Xiao
authors: X
authors: Yu
authors: Zhi-Qiang
authors: ZQ
authors: Chen
authors: Wei-Min
authors: WM
authors: Yang
authors: Ji-Hong
authors: JH
authors: Liu
authors: Xi-Cai
authors: XC
authors: Zhou
authors: Shao-Gang
authors: SG
authors: Wang
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Guo
authors: Zhang-Qun
authors: ZQ
authors: Ye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*