Does simultaneous inversion during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy improve stone clearance: a long-term, prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled study

Leong WS 1 , Liong ML 2 , Liong YV 3 , Wu DB 4 , Lee SW 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Urology, Lam Wah Ee Hospital, Penang, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Urology, Lam Wah Ee Hospital, Penang, Malaysia; Department of Urology, Island Hospital, Penang, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Urology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
  • 4 Discipline of Pharmacy, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia
  • 5 Discipline of Pharmacy, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia. Electronic address: shaun.lee@monash.edu
Urology, 2014 Jan;83(1):40-4.
PMID: 24044912 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.08.004

Abstract

To determine the efficacy of a combination of simultaneous shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), hydration with controlled inversion therapy compared with SWL with hydration alone in patients with lower pole calyx stones.

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