Value of intravenous urography before shockwave lithotripsy in the treatment of renal calculi: a randomized study.
J Endourol
; 21(6): 574-7, 2007 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-17638548
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To study the impact of preprocedure intravenous urography (IVU) on the outcome of SWL for renal stones. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Two hundred patients with radiopaque renal stonesRESULTS:
The success rate (81.6% in group 1 v 77.4% in group 2), stone-free rate (65.5% v 62.3%), re-treatment rate (59.8% v 69.9%), auxiliary-procedure rate (6.9% v 5.4%), and complication rate (11.5% v 14%) were similar in the two groups.CONCLUSION:
It is not necessary to obtain an IVU for patients who have renal calculi with no or minimal back pressure before scheduling them for SWL, thus minimizing the cost, avoiding exposure to contrast medium, and reducing radiation exposure.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Litotricia
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Cálculos Renales
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Endourol
Asunto de la revista:
UROLOGIA
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Egipto