Open AccessExtremely-slow, half-number shockwave lithotripsy for asymptomatic renal stones <20 mm
Author(s) -
Katsuhiro Ito,
Toshifumi Takahashi,
Toru Kanno,
Takashi Okada,
Yoshihito Higashi,
Hitoshi Yamada
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
investigative and clinical urology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2466-054X
pISSN - 2466-0493
DOI - 10.4111/icu.20200285
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy , interquartile range , urology , odds ratio , surgery , lithotripsy , perioperative , confidence interval , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
To compare the treatment success rate and safety of reduced (30 shocks/min, 1,200 shocks/session) versus standard (60 shocks/min, 2,400 shocks/session) extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for the management of renal stones.