{"title":"Laser lithotripsy of ureteral calculi: initial experience with a new pulsed dye laser.","authors":"M Zerbib, A Steg, M Belas, T Flam, B Debre","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thirty-two patients with ureteral calculi ranging in size from 5 x 5 to 12 x 18 mm underwent lithotripsy with a new pulsed dye laser (Pulsolith, TMI). In 24 cases, the patients were entirely free of stones following laser lithotripsy alone, or with adjunctive stone basket removal. There were three instances of equipment failure and five calcium oxalate monohydrate stones that did not respond to laser energy.</p>","PeriodicalId":80212,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of lithotripsy & stone disease","volume":"2 1","pages":"39-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21022267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development, evolution, and statement of biliary lithotripsy training guidelines of the American Lithotripsy Society.","authors":"J N Macaluso","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80212,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of lithotripsy & stone disease","volume":"2 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21021976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immediate in situ ESWL as monotherapy in acute obstructive urolithiasis: useful or not?","authors":"L Baert, P Willemen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thirty-two patients with acute obstructive urolithiasis were treated without intervention (stent, nephrostomy tube) within 72 hours after onset of symptoms by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Relief of obstruction, proven sonographically, was obtained within 48 hours in 78.6% of the patients and 90.6% were stone-free 6 weeks after treatment. Best results were obtained for proximal ureteral stones while the influence of stone volume did not appear to be significant. Whereas our stone-free results for treatment of calculi smaller than 5 mm (92.3%) can be criticized because without treatment these stones may pass spontaneously, a high success rate for larger stones (89.4%) was also noted. These results for in situ ESWL compare favorably to those of ESWL with stent bypass and suggest that ESWL monotherapy should be considered as a noninvasive first line therapy when treating acute obstructive urolithiasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":80212,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of lithotripsy & stone disease","volume":"2 1","pages":"46-8; discussion 49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21020188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Piezoelectric extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy by EDAP LT-01: the Singapore experience.","authors":"E C Tan, K H Tung, K T Foo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One hundred and eighty patients with stones in the calyces, renal pelvis, upper, middle, and lower ureter were treated by piezoelectric extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy using the EDAP LT-01 lithotripter. The size of the stones treated ranged from 0.5 cm to 6.5 cm with the vast majority (94%) measuring less than 3.0 cm. Forty-eight patients (27%) had multiple stones in the renal collecting system. Successful fragmentation occurred in 79%, partial fragmentation in an additional 17%, and no fragmentation in 4%. Forty percent of patients required repeated treatment with an average of 2.3 sessions. Of those patients treated, none required general anesthesia, however, analgesia was needed in 121 patients (67%). Urosepsis occurred in 4% and 0.5% developed intrarenal hematoma. There was no mortality or loss of renal units in this series. The auxiliary procedure rate was 15% (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy 5%, ureteroscopic manipulation 9%, and open surgery 1%). The 3-month stone-free rate was 64%.</p>","PeriodicalId":80212,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of lithotripsy & stone disease","volume":"2 1","pages":"19-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21021085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of electrohydraulic lithotripsy in the ureter.","authors":"T W Schoborg, C R Gershon, A P Rodriguez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since January of 1983, 62 patients with ureteral calculi had their stones fragmented with electrohydraulic lithotripsy via an antegrade approach percutaneously or retrograde approach ureteroscopically. Success was achieved in 97% of these cases, with insignificant ureteral perforations noted in eight. Follow-up via intravenous pyelograms obtained in 60 patients revealed no significant persistent hydronephrosis. It appears, therefore, that the use of electrohydraulic lithotripsy in the ureter utilized with direct vision endoscopes is safe, efficacious and relatively inexpensive.</p>","PeriodicalId":80212,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of lithotripsy & stone disease","volume":"2 1","pages":"42-4; discussion 44-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21020186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Results of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Young Children","authors":"A. Mosaad, T. El-Salamouni","doi":"10.1007/978-1-4757-2052-5_46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2052-5_46","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":80212,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of lithotripsy & stone disease","volume":"6 1","pages":"243-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"51026856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}