CLINICAL-EXPERIENCE OF RENOURETERIC STONE S WITH THE NEW LITHOSTAR-2 MODEL-C SHOCK-WAVE GENERATOR SYSTEM

Lithotripsy has confirmed its place in the treatment of urinary stones and there are now few indications for open surgery in this disease. L ithotripsy used to be rarely used, as it required a great deal of pati ence on the part of the patient, lying in the water bath, and the medi cal team. Increasing efficient systems are now available with a marked advantage for patients. Simple analgesia-sedation is often sufficient when requested by the patients and the duration of treatment has been considerably decreased. The authors present a review of their results with the new Lithostar 2 Model C shock wave generator system. The mod ifications made to this system take into account physical possibliliti es and medical requirements. As a result of the new configuration of t his system, the treatment time per patient has been further decreased, a higher energy is applied to the stones and the disintegration rate is excellent.