TY - JOUR
T1 - Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
T2 - Role of the radiologist
AU - Barth, K. H.
AU - Pahira, J. J.
AU - Elliott, L. P.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a new noninvasive treatment modality for urinary calculi. ESWL may be applied to the majority of patients requiring stone removal and is expected to replace, to a large degree, percutaneous stone removal (PSR), now practiced jointly by interventional radiologists and endourologists in most institutions. In a number of cases, ESWL and PSR will be complementary procedures. Technically, ESWL can be considered a radiologic procedure; thus far, radiologists are not participating in its use. In the authors' opinion, ESWL should be a combined urologic radiologic procedure analogous to PSR; this will alow the most rational and effective treatment.
AB - Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a new noninvasive treatment modality for urinary calculi. ESWL may be applied to the majority of patients requiring stone removal and is expected to replace, to a large degree, percutaneous stone removal (PSR), now practiced jointly by interventional radiologists and endourologists in most institutions. In a number of cases, ESWL and PSR will be complementary procedures. Technically, ESWL can be considered a radiologic procedure; thus far, radiologists are not participating in its use. In the authors' opinion, ESWL should be a combined urologic radiologic procedure analogous to PSR; this will alow the most rational and effective treatment.
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U2 - 10.1148/radiology.155.3.4001393
DO - 10.1148/radiology.155.3.4001393
M3 - Article
C2 - 4001393
AN - SCOPUS:0021837895
SN - 0033-8419
VL - 155
SP - 835
EP - 836
JO - RADIOLOGY
JF - RADIOLOGY
IS - 3
ER -