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Persistent residual calculi after therapy, i.e. extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy (PNL), as well as pyelo-and nephrolithotomy are big problems in the treatment of urolithiasis. Furthermore, the therapy of stones is problematic in patients with inadequate drainage, impaired kidney function, or with high risks against anaesthetics. Between 1991 and 1997 percutaneous antegrade chemolysis was carried out in eleven patients. In nine of them complete dissolution of stones was achieved. In two further cases, in which calcium oxalate was the main component of the stoens, chemolysis was unsuccessful. Through our was the main component of the stones, chemolysis was unsuccessful. Through our own cases and under consideration of the literature, we will show that percutaneous chemolysis in these cases is useful and effective in the treatment of urolithiasis.
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Heimbach, D., Bäumler, D., Schoeneich, G. et al. Percutaneous chemolysis—An important tool in the treatment of urolithiasis. International Urology and Nephrology 30, 655–664 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564849
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