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The uroradiological experience with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment of over 1,500 urinary calculi is summarized. Percutaneous nephrostomies were needed in 5–50% of ESWL patients depending upon the size and location of stone being treated. Over 25% of percutaneous nephrostomy tracts were subsequently used for other procedures. When staghorn calculi were treated by ESWL, the collaborative efforts of uroradiologists and urologists is mandatory.
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Cochran, S.T. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: Clinical results. Urol Radiol 10, 46–47 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926534
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926534