Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy Success Rate and Complications: Initial Experience at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

To assess the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with Modularis Vario Siemens in the management of patients with renal and ureteral stones. Between 2007 and 2009, 225 outpatients were treated with Siemens Modularis Vario lithotripter at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. St...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oman medical journal 2013-07, Vol.28 (4), p.255-259
Hauptverfasser: Shareef , Omar, Al Balushi , Ataalrahman S, Venkiteswaran , Krishna P, Al-Habsi , Ismail S, Mathew , Josephkunju, Al-Marhoon , Mohammed S
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Zusammenfassung:To assess the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with Modularis Vario Siemens in the management of patients with renal and ureteral stones. Between 2007 and 2009, 225 outpatients were treated with Siemens Modularis Vario lithotripter at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Stone size, location, total number of shockwaves, stone-free rate, complications and adjunctive interventions were investigated. Chi-Square and Logistic Regression analyses were used, with p
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2013.72