...Erhan Erdoğan; Ahmet Fatih Kanberoğlu; Alper Aşık; Göksu Sarıca; Kemal Sarıca Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) in treating unilateral moderate-sized (10–20 mm) kidney stones, with a focus...

... in 2020 (p < 0.001). Case numbers of percutaneous cystolithotripsy also increased over time from 406 to 430 cases (p = 0.005), but the share decreased by 20%. Inpatient shock wave lithotripsy is very rarely performed for bladder calculi with an average of 22 cases per year in all hospitals in Germany...

...Ariel Zisman; Akram Assadi; Oleg Goldin; Kamil Malshy; Omri Nativ; Shimon Meretyk; Gilad E. Amiel; Michael Mullerad; Pinhas M. Livne Introduction and Objectives: We report our experience with pediatric shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) using two types of lithotripters: Dornier HM3 (HM3) and Dornier...

...Arif Kalkanli; Cem Tugrul Gezmis Introduction: This study aims to investigate the effects of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) treatment for proximal ureteral stones on the sexual functions of patients of both genders. Methods: In this prospective study, 30 female and 72 male patients who had received...

...Elif Altınay Kırlı; Fethi Ahmet Türegün; Berin Selçuk; Mehmet Hamza Gültekin; Nejat Tansu; Ahmet Erözenci; Bülent Önal Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in children who previously underwent ipsilateral open renal stone surgery (ORSS...

...Han Chen; Gang Chen; Yang Pan; Yunxiao Zhu; Chaoyu Xiong; Hualin Chen; Ziyi Yang Introduction: No wound to the patients is the pursuit of surgeons. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) are minimally invasive modalities for treating horseshoe kidney (HSK) stone <2 cm...

...He Zhang; Tian yu Hong; Gang Li; Ning Jiang; Chuanyi Hu; Xingang Cui; Chuanmin Chu; Jun Long Zhao Objective: To compare the efficacy of new percutaneous technique (“ultra-mini PCNL”, UMP), shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) on the treatment of 1–2 cm lower pole kidney...

...Yen-Man Lu; Tsu-Ming Chien; Yii-Her Chou; Wen-Jeng Wu; Chun-Nung Huang Introduction: Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is widely used. However, several studies have reported increased blood pressure immediately after SWL. Until now, the association between SWL and new-onset hypertension has been a topic...

...Varun Mittal; Anesh Srivastava; Rakesh Kappor; M.S. Ansari; Nitesh Patidar; Sohrab Arora; Manoj Kumar; Sharmad Kudchadkar; Anubhav Raj Introduction: Definitive consensus on grading of complications of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) does not exist. The objective of this study was to grade...

...Ufuk Ozturk; Nevzat Can Sener; H.N. Goksel Goktug; Ismail Nalbant; Adnan Gucuk; M. Abdurrahim Imamoglu Objective: To compare the results of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for 1- to 2-cm lower pole kidney stones. Patients...

...Seyed Amir Mohsen Ziaee; Seyed Reza Hosseini; Amir H. Kashi; Mohammad Samzadeh Objectives: We evaluated the impact of sleep position on the effectiveness of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in renal calculi. Patients and Methods: Patients (n = 120) with a single radiopaque renal stone who were...

...M.H. Ather; B. Shrestha; A. Mehmood Objective: To analyze factors affecting steinstrasse (SS) and study the impact of pre-shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) stenting in the prevention of SS and related complications. Patients and Methods: The cohort included 4,644 patients with renal stones treated...

...Chung-Jing Wang; Shi-Wei Huang; Chien-Hsing Chang Introduction: We assessed the efficacy of using an α-1A-specific blocker for improving the success rate in shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for lower ureteral stones. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted from June 2005 to December...

...Renato N. Pedro; Nelson Rodrigues Netto, Jr. Objective: To compare the success rates and efficiency of ureterolithotripsy (URL) and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for proximal ureteric stones. Casuistry and Methods: A prospective non-randomized study was performed between 1999 and 2004...

...S. Kumar; A. Sakthivel; K.N. Chacko; N.S. Kekre; G. Ganesh Objective: To assess the safety of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) without prophylactic stents in solitary functioning kidneys. Patients and Methods: Sixteen solitary functioning kidneys with 23 renal stones with a size of <15 mm were...

...Michele Gallucci; Andrea Vincenzoni; Manlio Schettini; Pasquale Fortunato; Antonella Cassanelli; Antonio Zaccara Introduction: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) has long been accepted worldwide in the treatment of kidney stone disease. Upper ureter calculi in ureteral and kidney...