Shock wave lithotripsy outcomes for lower pole and non-lower pole stones from a university teaching hospital: parallel group comparison during the same time period 
Urol. Ann. 2015;
7
(1):
46-48 Geraghty Robert ; Burr, Jacob; Simmonds, Nick; Somani, Bhaskar K.
University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust ; ,
Urology Annals Journal Country: Saudi Arabia
ISSN: 0974-7796 ISSN E: 0974-7834 Type of Publication: Journal Article Category: Humans, Male, Female, Type of Research: Clinical
Keywords: Health Systems,Community Health, Treatment Outcome ,Kidney Calculi ,Hospitals, Teaching ,Ureteral Calculi
Subjects: Lithotripsy
Shock wave lithotripsy [SWL] is a treatment option for all locations of renal and ureteric stones. We compared the results of SWL for lower pole renal stones with all other non-lower pole renal
and ureteric stones during the same time period. All SWL procedures were carried out as day case procedures by a mobile lithotripter from January 2012 to August 2013. The follow-up imaging was a combination of KUB X-ray or USS. Following SWL treatment, the stone free rate [SFR] was defined as
Citation: Robert Geraghty ,Jacob Burr ,Nick Simmonds ,Bhaskar K. Somani , Shock wave lithotripsy outcomes for lower pole and non-lower pole stones from a university teaching hospital: parallel group comparison during the same time period, Urol. Ann. 2015; 7 (1): 46-48
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