EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 1, 2014
  • Yasir O. M. Awad
  • Saadeldin A. Idris
  • Nasr A. Ramadan
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EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI

Abstract

Urolithiasis is a worldwide common medical problem. Its treatment has dramatically changed in the last decades. The best method of stone treatment is still debatable. To evaluate the effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) in treatment of upper urinary tract stones (single or multiple). A cohort study was conducted in Omdurman military hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. It included all patients with upper urinary tract stone that managed by ESWL after acceptance of the informed consent (January 2011 to April 2013). The results were evaluated after 3 months follow up. The stone-free rate was correlated with stone number, site and patient characteristics using the Student’s t test. There were 149 patients (98 males, 51 females). Their mean age was 37.9 ± 17.9 years (range 2-76 years). The locations of stone were in the kidney and ureter in 72.5% and 27.5% respectively. Response was variable in different sessions. Overall stone-free rate was 96.6%. Failure to clear the fragmented stones was in 3.4%%. Rate of complete resolution is not affected by the site of stone impaction and number of stones (p=0.8 and 0.9 respectively). ESWL is effective method in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones.

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Yasir O. M. Awad This is me

Saadeldin A. Idris This is me

Nasr A. Ramadan This is me

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June 1, 2014

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June 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Awad, Y. O. M., Idris, S. A., & Ramadan, N. A. (2014). EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI. Journal of Surgical Arts, 7(2), 69-74. https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK
AMA
1.Awad YOM, Idris SA, Ramadan NA. EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI. JSurgArts. 2014;7(2):69-74. https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK
Chicago
Awad, Yasir O. M., Saadeldin A. Idris, and Nasr A. Ramadan. 2014. “EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI”. Journal of Surgical Arts 7 (2): 69-74. https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK.
EndNote
Awad YOM, Idris SA, Ramadan NA (June 1, 2014) EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI. Journal of Surgical Arts 7 2 69–74.
IEEE
[1]Y. O. M. Awad, S. A. Idris, and N. A. Ramadan, “EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI”, JSurgArts, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 69–74, June 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK
ISNAD
Awad, Yasir O. M. - Idris, Saadeldin A. - Ramadan, Nasr A. “EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI”. Journal of Surgical Arts 7/2 (June 1, 2014): 69-74. https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK.
JAMA
1.Awad YOM, Idris SA, Ramadan NA. EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI. JSurgArts. 2014;7:69–74.
MLA
Awad, Yasir O. M., et al. “EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI”. Journal of Surgical Arts, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 69-74, https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK.
Vancouver
1.Yasir O. M. Awad, Saadeldin A. Idris, Nasr A. Ramadan. EFFECTIVENESS OF ESWL IN UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI. JSurgArts [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 1;7(2):69-74. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93FS95WK

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