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8034423

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
As it is known, paraplegic and quadriplegic patients are at an increased risk for urolithiasis. We have studied the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in 15 patients with spinal cord dysfunction who were treated in our ESWL unit. A total of 23 treatments were performed. The number of shock waves ranged between 1500 and 3000 per treatment. Only 1 and 3 patients were stone-free at one-month and 3-month follow-up, respectively. Ten of 15 patients with long-term follow-up of 6 to 20 months were stone-free. The remaining 5 patients with residual fragments had staghorn calculi or stones larger than 2.5 cm. We conclude that ESWL is an effective and well tolerated method for this population but the fragment clearance is delayed and below that for unselected patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-1623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in paraplegic and quadriplegic patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, University of Athens, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article