INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.125-129, 1999 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has become the treatment of choice for most calculi of upper urinary tract and the need for open stone surgery (OSS) have considerably reduced. However, stone recurrence is often encountered as a long-term problem requiring re-treatment.