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

Authors

Geraghty Robert
Burr, Jacob
Simmonds, Nick
Somani, Bhaskar K.
Affiliation

University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust ; ,

Urol. Ann. 2015; 7 (1): 46-48
Urology Annals
Journal Country: Saudi Arabia
P-ISSN: 0974-7796
E-ISSN: 0974-7834
Type of Publication: Journal Article
Category: Humans, Male, Female,
Type of Research: Clinical
Keywords: Lithotripsy
Board Subjects: Health Systems, Treatment Outcome ,Kidney Calculi ,Hospitals, Teaching ,Ureteral Calculi
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

Abstract English

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