Comparative study of long-term stone recurrence after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and open stone surgery for kidney stones

Kosar A., Sarica K., AYDOS K., Kupeli S., Turkolmez K., Gogus O.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.125-129, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.06311.x
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-129
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, mean recurrence time, open stone surgery, stone recurrence, ANATROPHIC NEPHROLITHOTOMY, CALCULI
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.