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Does ureteral manipulation improve the effect of extracorporeal electromagnetic shock wave treatment on impacted ureteral calculi?--an experimental study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9187913     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: We used an experimental study to evaluate the effects of ureteral manipulation on the disintegration of impacted ureteral calculi. METHODS: Fifteen urinary calculi were divided into 3 groups according to the type of ureteral manipulation. Group 1: control group, no manipulation; group 2: bypass catheterization, and group 3: below irrigation in porcine ureter. Each calculus was subjected to 500 shock wave pulses with 0.28 mJ/mm2 power density by a Siemens Lithostar II lithotriptor. RESULTS: The successful disintegration ratio for calculus sizes less than 4 and 2 mm was 79.4 +/- 13.1 and 42.2 +/- 7.5% (group 1), 82.3 +/- 5.2 and 43.5 +/- 2.4% (group 2) and 84.3 +/- 17.3 and 49.7 +/- 14.6% (group 3). There was no statistical difference among the 3 groups by Anova and the Kruskal-Wallis test. CONCLUSION: The ureteral manipulation of impacted ureteral calculi was unable to improve stone disintegration by shock wave.
Authors:
W C Chen; Y H Lee; J K Huang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European urology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  0302-2838     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Urol.     Publication Date:  1997  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-09-15     Completed Date:  1997-09-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7512719     Medline TA:  Eur Urol     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  493-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
High-Energy Shock Waves
Humans
Irrigation
Lithotripsy*
Swine
Ureter / physiology*
Ureteral Calculi / therapy*
Urinary Catheterization

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