PREDICTIVE VALUE OF A NEW SCORING SYSTEM FOR THE OUTCOME OF PRIMARY IN-SITU EXPERIMENTAL EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE LITHOTRIPSY OF UPPER URETERAL CALCULI

Authors
OZGUR S EROL A GUNES Z DALVA I CETIN S
Citation
S. Ozgur et al., PREDICTIVE VALUE OF A NEW SCORING SYSTEM FOR THE OUTCOME OF PRIMARY IN-SITU EXPERIMENTAL EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE LITHOTRIPSY OF UPPER URETERAL CALCULI, European urology, 28(1), 1995, pp. 36-39
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
European urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03022838
Volume
28
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
36 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-2838(1995)28:1<36:PVOANS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The results of primary in situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy o f upper ureteral calculi were analyzed retrospectively in 491 eligible patients. The treatment was successful in 371 patients (76%). Degree of obstruction, stone size, localization of stone, history of previous ipsilateral surgery, and body mass index were found to be factors tha t can influence the outcome of treatment. A scoring system based on th ese factors has been developed to select the appropriate group of pati ents for primary in situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of uppe r ureteral calculi.