title: [Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy].
abstract: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a treatment of urinary stones with the uses of shock wave. The principle of ESWL will be exposed. The ways to localize the stones are then discussed with the mode of anesthesia. One session of ESWL will be presented in details. Contraindications, indications, prerequisit, complications and results will be briefly described.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, nouvel hôpital civil, les hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France. Electronic address: Christian.Saussine@chru-strasbourg.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saussine
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*