Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for distal ureteric stones: which is the ideal approach?
| Autor: | Tarik A. Gameel, Hassan El-Tatawy, A Shawky El-Abd, M Gaber Soliman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Nephrology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Supine position Ureteral Calculi Urology medicine.medical_treatment 030232 urology & nephrology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient satisfaction Internal medicine Lithotripsy medicine Humans Prospective Studies Ureteric Stone business.industry Pain scale Middle Aged Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Surgery Intensity (physics) Prone position Treatment Outcome Female business |
| Zdroj: | International urology and nephrology. 52(12) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2584 |
| Popis: | To compare the safety and efficacy of different approaches using ESWL for management of distal ureteric stone in an attempt to select the ideal one. This is a prospective randomized single-center study conducted on patients with lower third single radiopaque ureteric stone with size less than 15 mm. Patients were randomized into three groups, group A: Supine transgluteal, group B: Modified prone and group C: Prone position (80 patients each). The success of the procedure was assessed by NCCT and is defined as complete stone removal or had only clinically insignificant fragments ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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