Steinstrasse predictive factors and outcomes after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

PURPOSE: Urinary stone disease is a common medical problem. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) has been applied with high success and low complication rates. Steinstrasse (SS) is a possible complication after SWL. The aim of the present study was to prospectively evaluate the factors and out...

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Main Authors: Jarques Lucio II, Fernando Korkes, Antonio Corrêa Lopes-Neto, Edward Gomes Silva, Mário Henrique Elias Mattos, Antonio Carlos Lima Pompeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-08-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382011000400006