TY - JOUR
T1 - Extracorporeal lithotripsy and combined surgical procedures in the treatment of renoureteral stone disease
T2 - Our experience with 2,955 patients
AU - Rigatti, Patrizio
AU - Francesca, Francesco
AU - Montorsi, Francesco
AU - Consonni, Paolo
AU - Guazzoni, Giorgio
AU - Di Girolamo, Valerio
PY - 1989/11
Y1 - 1989/11
N2 - From May, 1985 to August, 1987, a total of 2,955 patients with renoureteral stone disease presented at our institution and were treated either by extracorporeal lithotripsy alone or combined with percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopy, or open surgery. Seventy-three percent of patients were stone-free at the 3 month follow-up date while 22% presented with negative urine culture and small (less than 5 mm) asymptomatic fragments deemed susceptible to spontaneous discharge. The rate of major complications was extremely low (sepsis, 0.03% and major renal bleeding, 1.55%). The application of this multimodal therapeutic strategy allowed successful treatment in almost every case of renoureteral lithiasis with minor iatrogenic damage to the renal parenchyma.
AB - From May, 1985 to August, 1987, a total of 2,955 patients with renoureteral stone disease presented at our institution and were treated either by extracorporeal lithotripsy alone or combined with percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopy, or open surgery. Seventy-three percent of patients were stone-free at the 3 month follow-up date while 22% presented with negative urine culture and small (less than 5 mm) asymptomatic fragments deemed susceptible to spontaneous discharge. The rate of major complications was extremely low (sepsis, 0.03% and major renal bleeding, 1.55%). The application of this multimodal therapeutic strategy allowed successful treatment in almost every case of renoureteral lithiasis with minor iatrogenic damage to the renal parenchyma.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01658431
DO - 10.1007/BF01658431
M3 - Article
C2 - 2623887
AN - SCOPUS:0024788985
VL - 13
SP - 765
EP - 774
JO - World Journal of Surgery
JF - World Journal of Surgery
SN - 0364-2313
IS - 6
ER -