title: [The efficacy of external physical vibration lithecbole in the assistant treatment of the upper urinary tract residual stones: a meta-analysis].
abstract: Objective:To determine the clinical effect of Friend-Ⅰ External Physical Vibration Lithecbole (EPVL) by Meta-analysis.Methods:Pubmed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched for clinical trials comparing EPVL with the conventional treatment. The quality of included studies was assessed and Meta-analysis was conducted by Review Manager 5.3 software.Results:Five randomized or Quasi-randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. The first day stone expulsion rate of EPVL group was superior to the control group (OR=4.95, 95%CI: 3.35-7.32,P<0.000 01). Both one-week (OR=3.13, 95%CI: 1.95-5.04,P<0.000 01) and two-week stone free rate (OR=4.50, 95%CI: 2.02-10.00,P=0.000 2) were statistically higher in the EPVL group than that in the control group. No severe adverse event occurred during the follow-up.Conclusions:Our study suggested that EPVL could be the effective treatment for upper urinary tract residual stone. However, more high quality randomized controlled trials are needed to better affirm this.
authors: Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Zhang
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Qin
authors: Z H
authors: ZH
authors: Liu
authors: L Y
authors: LY
authors: Tang
authors: Z J
authors: ZJ
authors: Zou
authors: J Y
authors: JY
authors: Liang
authors: Y J
authors: YJ
authors: Wang
authors: Y Q
authors: YQ
authors: Tang
authors: Y P
authors: YP
authors: Lu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D010808:Physical Examination; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi; D014545:Urinary Calculi; D014732:Vibration