Open AccessFragmentation of Stones by Burst Wave Lithotripsy in the First 19 Humans
Author(s) -
Jonathan D. Harper,
James E. Lingeman,
Robert Sweet,
Ian Metzler,
Peter Sunaryo,
James C. Williams,
Adam D. Maxwell,
Jeff Thiel,
Bryan W. Cunitz,
Barbrina Dunmire,
Michael R. Bailey,
Mathew D. Sorensen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1097/ju.0000000000002446
Subject(s) - lithotripsy , comminution , medicine , extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy , fragmentation (computing) , ureteroscopy , blunt , urology , surgery , chemistry , ureter , biology , ecology
We report stone comminution in the first 19 human subjects by burst wave lithotripsy (BWL), which is the transcutaneous application of focused, cyclic ultrasound pulses.