title: Shock wave lithotripsy in patients requiring anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents.
abstract: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) remains the only truly minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of upper tract nephrolithiasis. Recently, there has been a recent rise in the patients on antiplatelet agents. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to review the literature available regarding SWL in these high-risk patients requiring anti-coagulation therapy. Alternative therapies to SWL are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC.
authors.forename: Bader
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alsaikhan
authors.forename: Sero
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andonian