[PDF] Top 20 Impact of Pretreatment Hydronephrosis on the Success Rate of Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Patients with Ureteral Stone

... of patients (n= 1824) who underwent an initial session of SWL between No- vember 2005 and December 2014 at Severance Hospital, Seoul, ...of stone migration. Patients with bilateral ureteral ... See full document

... significant impact on the stone-free rate after ...417 patients harboring renal or ureteral stones underwent extra- corporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) between ... See full document

... the stone. There is no significant difference in success rates for in situ versus pushback ...42 Ureteral manipulations using pushback technique are associated with ...(20%) patients required ... See full document

... Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is revolutionizing the treatment of kidney ...of shock waves, does not require an incision and is immensely attractive to patients who ... See full document

... extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on renal blood flow in patients treated for renal/ureteral ...for patients with upper urinary tract calculi; stone diameter, ... See full document

... of patients, using ultrasound ...obstructing ureteral stones in situ with a 13% second treatment rate and ...procedure rate. In situ fragmentation of ureteral stones, however, gives a ... See full document

... (1.08%) patients in Group I, and in 2 (0.36%) patients in Group II due to the inability to reach the stone, impacted stones, severe ureteral stricture, tortuous, kinked, or angu- lated ureter, ... See full document

... higher ureteral stones (HUS) are the stones formed in the kidney and migrated to the ...Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is one of the most important methods of ...extracellular ... See full document

... to shock waves and radiation and requires alternative treatment procedures, which increases medical ...treatment success or failure in patients who are potential candidates for SWL before ...on ... See full document

... its success rate for distal ureteral calculi is still somewhat less favorable compared to ureteroscopy and in many cases one single session might not be ...high stone free rate and ... See full document

... Colonic hematoma presents with non-specific symptoms: abdominal pain, vomiting, abdominal masses, diarrhea, and melena [9, 10]. Colonic hematoma after P-ESWL revealed even slighter symptoms because of restricted energy ... See full document

... urinary stone and consequent hydronephrosis), radiographic investigation(plain abdominal films of kidneys, ureter, bladder (KUB), often show how big the stone is and where it is), intravenous ... See full document

... All patients received Ig IV cephalothin which was continued for the following two days ...the stone. If the stone is close to the orifice of the ureter or is embedded in the ureteric wall dilatation ... See full document

... Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a noninvasive modality that is wildly used for the treatment of some renal and ureteral ...and ureteral stone lithotripsy that all ... See full document

... the stone belt region extending from Indonesia to North Africa), economic and dietary factors, dehydra- tion, exposure to heat and possible genetic factors ...active stone removal and conservative ... See full document

... In patients with stones smaller than 6 mm, the stone-free rate was ...these patients due to the failure of medical ...distal ureteral stones has been shown to increase expulsion ...of ... See full document

... to Illodel the interaction of a lithotripter shoek wave with two stable spherical bubble, and to observe: • the re'flection, transmission and refraction of the shock waves • the collapse[r] ... See full document

... the patients was found to be ...the patients were Figure-2: Correlation of the VAS-A ( Visual analog scale- Anxiety) and APAISa (The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and ... See full document

... One of the troublesome aspect of ESWL is determining the adequacy of fragmentation. One of the best indications is dispersion of sand, but this can occur only if the stone is located in a large cavity such as ... See full document

... In this cross-sectional study, 97 cases were included with mean (± SD) age of 42.1 ± 14.23 years. The male to female ratio was 1.4 to 1. The locations of the renal stones were as follows: 56 cases in the right kidney ... See full document