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Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of kidney and ureteric stones. 1984

E Schmiedt, and C Chaussy

Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has become a routine therapy for the management of stone patients at our department. Till now ESWL has been performed on 1,000 patients. Although the indications for this noninvasive treatment have been expanded significantly, 90% of the patients have been stone free after treatment, 9.3% have small remaining stone particles, while only 0.7% have to be operated on. There was no alteration of kidney function after treatment. ESWL has proven to be a safe alternative to surgical stone removal within an increasing indication range.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007669	Kidney Calculi	Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.	Kidney Stones,Renal Calculi,Nephrolith,Renal Calculus,Calculi, Kidney,Calculi, Renal,Calculus, Kidney,Calculus, Renal,Kidney Calculus,Kidney Stone,Stone, Kidney,Stones, Kidney
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014514	Ureteral Calculi	Stones in the URETER that are formed in the KIDNEY. They are rarely more than 5 mm in diameter for larger renal stones cannot enter ureters. They are often lodged at the ureteral narrowing and can cause excruciating renal colic.	Ureteral Calculus,Calculi, Ureteral,Calculus, Ureteral
D026741	Physical Therapy Modalities	Therapeutic modalities frequently used in PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY by PHYSICAL THERAPISTS or physiotherapists to promote, maintain, or restore the physical and physiological well-being of an individual.	Physical Therapy,Physiotherapy (Techniques),Group Physiotherapy,Neurological Physiotherapy,Neurophysiotherapy,Physical Therapy Techniques,Group Physiotherapies,Modalities, Physical Therapy,Modality, Physical Therapy,Physical Therapies,Physical Therapy Modality,Physical Therapy Technique,Physiotherapies (Techniques),Physiotherapies, Group,Physiotherapy, Group,Physiotherapy, Neurological,Techniques, Physical Therapy,Therapy, Physical