Shock wave lithotripsy treatment of radiolucent ureteric calculi with the help of contrast medium.
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in European Urology
- Vol. 39 (2) , 200-203
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000052436
Abstract
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) treatment of radiolucent ureteric calculi (UC) is hampered by the reduced visibility of the stone. Intravenous contrast medium (IV-CM) administration may overcome this problem by indirectly depicting the localisation of the stone. However, IV-CM administration bears known risks. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcome after SWL in two representative groups of patients with either radiolucent or radio-opaque UC.Keywords
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