[Extracorporeal electromagnetic shock-wave lithotripsy. Initial results in the treatment of ureteral calculi in situ. A series of 50 consecutive cases]. / Lithotripsie extra-corporelle par ondes de choc électromagnétiques. Premiers résultats dans le traitement de la lithiase urétérale in situ. Série de cinquante cas consécutifs.

Electromagnetic shock waves are sufficiently powerful to break ureteral stones in situ under X-ray control. Fifty consecutive patients were treated for ureteral stones (20 lombar, 4 iliac, 26 pelvic); the average length was 7.5 mm; 48 times in one session, twice in two sessions. At 6 months, 98% of these patients were stone-free (with IVP control) and one patient was lost to follow-up.