Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a common non-invasive treatment for urolithiasis. It is less successful in obese patients and with stones >2 cm.
Complications
- steinstrasse: incomplete fragmentation that results in a pile-up of stone fragments that obstruct the ureter
- renal hemorrhage is rare (<1%)
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Urologic procedures
- nephrostomy
- urinary diversions
- treatment for urinary calculi
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- nephrolithotomy / pyelolithotomy
- open nephrolithotomy
- percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- ureterolithotomy
- open ureterolithotomy
- laparoscopic ureterolithotomy
- cystolithotomy
- prostate interventions
- other
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