Combination of Chemolysis and Shock Wave Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Cystine Renal Calculi
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 131 (3) , 434-438
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)50439-5
Abstract
Acetylcysteine was the best agent for in vitro dissolution of cystine calculi in 4 patients. Shock wave destruction enlarged the surface area effectively and decreased the dissolution time by 50%.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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