Efficacy of commercialised extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy service: a review of 589 renal stones

Abstract Background Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the management of choice for renal stones 20 mm or smaller, with a stone clearance rate of up to 89%. The purpose of the present is to investigate the efficacy of a commercialised ESWL service, being performed as an outsourced treatm...

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Main Authors: Tommy Kjærgaard Nielsen, Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-017-0249-8