Shock Wave Lithotripsy: State of the Art

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Ureteral Stones in the Upper, Mid, and Lower Ureter....Pages 13-17
Treatment of Ureteral Calculi by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in a Multi-Use Center....Pages 19-24
 In Situ Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Lower Ureteric Stones....Pages 25-28
Value of Stents in Management of Ureteral Stones with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 29-34
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Using Double-J Stents: Technique, Pitfalls, Results, and Complications....Pages 35-38
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Prone Position: A Useful Technique in Anteriorly Situated Stones....Pages 39-42
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Prone Position: Technique, Indications, Results....Pages 43-45
Management of Complications Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Steinstrasse ....Pages 47-53
Current Management Concepts in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones....Pages 55-59
Techniques of Laser Lithotripsy....Pages 61-65
Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment of Ureteral Calculi: Update 1988....Pages 67-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Advances in Management of Staghorn Calculi....Pages 71-73
Treatment of Renal Staghorn Calculi with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Monotherapy Using the Rocco Extra-Large Catheter....Pages 75-78
A Simple Guideline for Treating Staghorn Stones....Pages 79-83
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Staghorn and Large Calculi....Pages 85-88
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and ESWL versus Ureteral Stent and ESWL for the Treatment of Large Renal Calculi and Staghorn Calculi: Preliminary Results of a Prospective, Randomized Study....Pages 89-93
Anesthesia-Free ESWL Monotherapy with Double-J Stents versus Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy and ESWL: A Combined Approach in Staghorn Disease—Preliminary Results of a Prospective, Randomized Study....Pages 95-100
Staghorn Stone Treatment with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: The Fate of Residual Stones....Pages 101-106
Infectious Staghorn Stones Treated with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Hemiacidrin....Pages 107-110
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Continuous Flow Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 111-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Renal Calculi: Effect of Shock Wave Exposure on Renal Function Evaluated by 99m Tc-DTPA Renogram....Pages 117-121
Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy on Renal Function....Pages 123-125
The Safety of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the High-Risk Patient and in the Patient with Compromised Renal Function....Pages 127-129
Outcome of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Patients with Multiple Renal Calculi Based on Stone Burden and Location....Pages 131-136
Influence of Size and Location of Renal and Ureteral Calculi on the Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 137-140
Stone Fragility: A New Therapeutic Distinction....Pages 141-145
Resolution of Bacteriuria in Infectious Stone Patients: Comparison of Results Employing Newer Treatment Modalities....Pages 147-152
Five-Year Follow-up of Urinary Stone Patients Treated with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 153-158
Two-Year Follow-up of Patients Treated with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 159-168
Long-Term Stone-Free Rates After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 169-172
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Contrast-Negative Renal and Ureteral Stones....Pages 173-175
Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 177-180
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator: An Approach to Anesthesia-Free Shock Wave Lithotripsy with the Lithostar Unit....Pages 181-184
Results of Non-Surgical Treatment of Uric Acid and Cystine Calculi....Pages 185-189
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Urinary Calculi in Transplanted Kidneys....Pages 191-195
Urolithiasis Risk Factors Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 197-200
The Risk of Persistent Bacteriuria after Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Infection Stones: A Prospective Study....Pages 201-206
Retroperitoneal Air and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 207-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and DissolutionTherapy of Gallbladder Stones: Results of the First Year Using the Dornier GM 1 ....Pages 213-214
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
The Urologist’s Role in Lithotripsy of Biliary Stones....Pages 215-217
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Large Common Bile Duct Stones....Pages 219-222
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Cholelithotripsy....Pages 223-224
Gallbladder Stones: Indications and Limits of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 225-226
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy of Bile Duct Stones....Pages 227-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Advanced Technology in Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy The Dornier MPL 9000 versus the Upgraded Dornier HM 3 ....Pages 231-234
Second-Generation Lithotripsy Using the Lithostar: Experience with 4,328 Patients....Pages 235-238
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy with an Electromagnetic Acoustic Source (Lithostar): A Preliminary Report....Pages 239-241
University of Virginia Lithostar Experience: Preliminary Report....Pages 243-246
Treatment of Calculosis of the Lower Ureter with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 247-250
Treatment of Urinary Bladder Stones with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 251-254
Report on the Safety and Efficacy of the Medstone 1050 Lithotripter....Pages 255-260
EDAP LT01 Lithotripter....Pages 261-267
Outpatient Piezoelectric Lithotripsy....Pages 269-271
Treatment of Kidney Stones with EDAP LT01 and Wolf Piezolith 2200 Piezoelectric Lithotripters....Pages 273-277
Wolf Piezoelectric Lithotripsy....Pages 279-280
Piezoelectric Lithotripsy: Initial Experience with the Wolf Piezolith 2200....Pages 281-284
The Vienna Experience with the Wolf Lithotripter....Pages 285-289
Early Experience of Piezoelectric Lithotripsy....Pages 291-292
New Advances for Anesthesia-Free Treatment Using the Sonolith Lithotripter....Pages 293-296
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
The Results of the United States Trial of the Technomed Sonolith 2000 Lithotripter: A Preliminary Report....Pages 297-300
The Danish Extracorporeal Lithotripter....Pages 301-302
Experience with the Direx Tripter X-1 Lithotripter....Pages 303-305
Second Generation Lithotripters: A Comparison Study....Pages 307-317
Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Status of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripters....Pages 319-321
Perspectives on Shock Wave Lithotripsy: An Environmental Assessment—Report from the American Hospital Association....Pages 323-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Experimental Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves on the Rat Ovary and Fetus....Pages 327-328
Direct Effects of Shock Waves on Human Prostate Tissue....Pages 329-332
Impact of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment on Dunning Prostate Tumors....Pages 333-339
Morphological Changes in Canine Kidneys Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment....Pages 341-346
Changes in Rabbit Renal Physiology Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment....Pages 347-350
The In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves on Tumor Cells....Pages 351-355
Morphological Pathomechanism Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Rat Kidneys....Pages 357-362
Broad Beam Ultrasound for Acceleration of Struvite Calculi Dissolution Using Citric Acid-Based Chemolytic Agents....Pages 363-367
Enzymuria as a Marker of Tubular Recovery Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy or Extracorporeal Piezoelectric Lithotripsy....Pages 369-370
Alterations in Erythropoeitin Serum Levels by Shock Waves....Pages 371-373
Cavitation Effects: A Possible Cause of Tissue Injury During Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 375-376
Tissue Damage by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Treatment in Patients with Urolithiasis: Clinical Evaluation....Pages 377-382
The Effects of ESWL on Renal Function and Systemic Blood Pressure: Preliminary Report of an Experimental Study....Pages 383-386
Does Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Cause Changes In Cardiac Isoenzymes?....Pages 387-390
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
The Effect of Shock Wave Lithotripsy on Urease-Positive Calculogenic Bacteria....Pages 391-394
Pressure Measurements in a Wolf Piezolith 2200 Lithotripter....Pages 395-398
Functional, Morphological, and Microbiological Effects of Piezoelectric Shock Wave Lithotripsy (EDAP LT01): An Experimental and Clinical Study....Pages 399-403
Histological Findings in Renal Parenchyma After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy....Pages 405-406
Back Matter....Pages 407-417