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Since January 1988 we performed 520 extracorporeal lithotripsy procedures for urinary stones with the EDAP LT-01 device. The calculi were localized by ultrasonography and the destructive energy was piezoelectrically generated. Treatment was on an ambulatory basis, without local, regional or general anesthesia. In less than 10% of the patients oral analgetics were given prior to, or during the procedure. Ages ranged from 3-79 years and the mean duration of treatment was 45 minutes. Of the first 210 patients, 148 (70.6%) were free of stones after 3 months, in 28 (13.3%) there was only partial success, and in 34 (16.1%) the treatment failed. It must be emphasized that some have not as yet been followed for as long as 3 months. Hematuria of a few hours duration, and renal colic amenable to oral treatment in 25% of the cases, were the only complications. 4 patients were hospitalized for renal colic, but more because of mental unrest than medical necessity.
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PMID:[Disintegration of urinary stones]. 234 30

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate in situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the treatment of obstructing ureteral stones causing acute renal colic. In situ ESWL with an EDAP LT-02 piezo-electric lithotriptor was used in a prospective study to treat 67 patients with obstructing ureteral stones causing acute renal colic. Patients were treated without anesthesia on an out-patient basis or during a one-day hospital stay. The overall one month stone-free rate was 94% (94% for proximal stones and 95% for distal stones). The overall success rate after a single ESWL session was 81%. Treatment was well tolerated in 90% (60/67) of patients. There was one case of non-obstructive pyelonephritis and one of ureteral edema. These rates compare well with published reports for delayed treatment in patients without renal colic. Immediate ESWL for cases of acute renal colic due to obstructing ureteral stones is an effective treatment strategy that warrants wider consideration.
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PMID:In situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for acute renal colic due to obstructing ureteral stones. 916 75