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Electrohydraulic Shock‐wave Lithotripsy in Experimental Canine Struvite Bladder Stone Disease
Author(s) -
SENIOR DAVID F.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1984.tb00779.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cystoscope , struvite , cystoscopy , lithotripsy , forceps , surgery , anatomy , urinary system , wastewater , engineering , waste management
Electrohydraulic shock‐wave lithotripsy (EHL), the fragmentation of urinary stones with hydraulic shock waves, was performed through a cystoscope in two female dogs with surgically implanted struvite bladder stones. Stone fragmentation was achieved after about an hour, but complete removal of fragments by irrigation through the cystoscope sheath was not successful. After the procedure, small stone fragments and pieces of the shock‐wave electrode remained in the bladders of both dogs. All stone fragments and electrode pieces were spontaneously voided by one dog; further cystoscopy was required in the other dog to remove three larger stone fragments with a stone basket, and pieces of the electode with grasping forceps. Bladder‐stone removal in the female dog by EHL, irrigation, and using a stone basket is technically feasible, but requires expensive equipment.