PURPOSE This study aimed to elucidate whether stone removal by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is associated with delayed chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 131 nephrolithiasis patients with stage 3 and 4 CKD. We collected baseline clinical and laboratory data, kidney stone characteristics, and history of recei...

OBJECTIVES In this prospective study, we aimed to demonstrate the effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) on renal blood flow in patients treated for renal/ ureteral stones. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group comprised 41 patients (26 males, 15 females, aged between 18-63 years, mean age 45 years), 23 with renal and 18 with ureteral stones, who underwent ESWL between March 2...

PURPOSE Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a commonly-used method in urology, which may modulate hemostasis and may induce lipid peroxidation in patients with nephrolithiasis. However, previous studies only examine changes occurring in patients 30-240 min after ESWL. The main aim of the present study was to determine whether oxidative stress may modulate the hemostatic activity of ...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is recommended as treatment for stones in chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for complications of pancreatic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (P-ESWL). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with painful chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic stones (> 5 mm diameter) who were treated with P-E...

PURPOSE Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a first-line treatment for pediatric urinary stone disease. We aimed to determine the factors affecting the outcome of ESWL for unilateral urinary stones in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 81 pediatric patients aged 0 to 16 years with urinary stones treated by ESWL from January 1995 through May 2012 were retrospectively review...

Samenvatting De behandeling van eerste keuze voor vesicale stenen is de transurethrale cystolithotripsie (TUCL). Door COVID-19-pandemie kampen ziekenhuizen echter met lange wachttijden – onder meer deze operaties. Daarnaast komen sommige patiënten niet in aanmerking een operatie door hun comorbiditeit. In jaren negentig vorige eeuw was extracorporele shockwave lithotripsie (ESWL) veel gebruikte...

INTRODUCTION Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the treatment modality of choice of many urologists for proximal ureteric calculi. In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of ESWL versus ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy for the treatment of this group of stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between May 1999 and October 2000, 50 patients had ESWL and another 51 patien...

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a safe and effective treatment for upper urinary tract stones. However, the mechanism by which this treatment may be involved in causing ventricular premature contractions (VPC) is unknown. We evaluated the relationship between VPC and plasma hormones in patients treated by ESWL. Holter monitoring was performed on 61 outpatients undergoing ESWL wi...

In order to strike the most favorable balance between health benefits and costs, three treatment modalities for symptomatic cholelithiasis were compared in a cost-effectiveness study: extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), conventional cholecystectomy (CC), and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Data were analyzed from 55 patients who were treated by ESWL, 45 patients who had CC, and 47 ...