Renal Trauma and the Risk of Long-Term Complications in Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- 19 December 1997
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by S. Karger AG in Nephron
- Vol. 78 (1) , 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000044874
Abstract
Open surgery for removal of upper urinary tract stones has long been associated with a high morbidity and mortality. So when shock wave (SW) lithotripsy (SWL) was introduced in the early 1980s, the climate was right for acceptance of a noninvasive method for stone comminution. The growth in popularity of SWL was extremely rapid, based in part on the perception that it was entirely safe [1]. Now, after a decade of clinical SWL, experience tells us differently. SWL may be very effective at breaking kidney stones, but it can also cause severe renal trauma that can lead to irreversible long-term complications [2, 3].Keywords
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