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Twenty-eight patients with lower ureteral stones underwent in situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the prone position over the period of 7 months between March 1990 and September 1990. For stone disintegration the spark gap shock wave lithotripter Tripter XI (Direx) was used. Satisfactory disintegration was achieved in 93 per cent of patients. The stone-free rate at 12 weeks was 82 per cent, and 11 per cent had residual fragments less than or equal to 4 mm in diameter. Twenty-one per cent of patients required repeat treatments. For only 2 patients general anaesthesia was required (7 per cent). There were no remarkable complications except for haemospermia which resolved spontaneously 15 days after treatment. It was concluded that in situ prone ESWL is an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of lower ureteral stones.
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Bašar, I., Gürpinar, T. & Erkan, A. In situ prone ESWL for the treatment of lower ureteral stones: Experience with 28 patients. International Urology and Nephrology 24, 369–373 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550628
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