Clinical application of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter (SD-3) to upper urinary tract stones
Honda, R.; Nishimura, T.; Oki, M.; Tsuboi, N.; Yoshida, K.; Akimoto, M.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 37(9): 985-988
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 1785425 Document Number: 384596
The extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter (SD-3) was used on 30 patients with upper urinary tract calculi from December, 1988 to March, 1989. At one month after the treatment, 11 patients (36.7%) were free from stones and 9 (30.0%) had stone fragments than 5 mm in diameter, making an effective rate of treatment of 66.7%. Gross hematuria, skin ecchymosis, pain and fever were observed as side effects, but none of them were serious. We concluded that extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy using SD-3 for upper urinary tract stones is an effective treatment without any serious side effects.