Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in 5 Patients with Aortic Aneurysm

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Abstract
The safety and efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) in patients with an aortic aneurysm were assessed.Five patients with an aortic aneurysm and symptomatic renal (4) or upper ureteral (1) lithiasis underwent ESWL with either an HM3 or HM4 lithotriptor.The procedure was well tolerated in all patients. The stone was fragmented completely in the 4 patients with renal lithiasis, while 1 with ureteral lithiasis also required ureteroscopic extraction of the stone fragments.For patients with symptomatic renal stones and an aortic aneurysm ESWL may be the treatment of choice.