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Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

Patient Selection and Outcomes

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Urinary Stone Disease

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Urology ((CCU))

Abstract

Since its first scientific and clinical descriptions by Chaussy more than 20 years ago, extracorporeal Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) has truly revolutionized the urologic management of stone disease and remains the sole noninvasive surgical treatment modality for urinary tract calculi (1–3). During the 1980s, the explosion of clinical experience with SWL was joined by that of other emerging“endo-urologic” modalities, such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy and ureteroscopy. As these technologies have continued to improve over the last decade, the relative roles of each endo-urologic approach have likewise continued to evolve. As is often the case, more controversies have been raised than have been settled as a result. This chapter details the contemporary role of SWL in the surgical management of urinary tract calculi and addresses areas of debate with its use.

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Ng, C.S., Fuchs, G.J., Streem, S.B. (2007). Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy. In: Stoller, M.L., Meng, M.V. (eds) Urinary Stone Disease. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-972-1_28

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