PIEZOLITH EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY - THE HOTEL-DIEU-DE-FRANCE EXPERIENCE

A total of 1500 patients underwent treatment with the Wolf Piezolith 2 300 extracorporeal shockwave lithotripter for renal, ureteral, and bla dder stones. Follow-up data were available at 3 months for 1435 patien ts. At that time, the overall stone-free rate was 82.7%: 82.4% for pat ients with renal stones, 81.0% for those with ureteral stones, and 100 % for those with bladder stones. The overall success rate was 92.3%: 9 3.8% for patients with renal stones, 87.1% for those with ureteral sto nes, and 100% for those with bladder stones. The auxiliary treatment r ate was 14.9%, and the retreatment rate was 53%. The effectiveness quo tient was 49.2%. The Wolf Piezolith 2300 is an effective treatment for most stones smaller than 30 mm.