Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice
Shock wave lithotripsy: Present indications and future prospects
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Lipkin, ME; Preminger, GM
January 1, 2012
This chapter describes the fundamentals of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), the instrumentation for SWL, shock wave generation, rate of delivery and focusing, coupling of the shock wave, and stone localization. The process of fragmentation through spallation, cavitation, and comminution is described. The contemporary indications and contraindications to SWL for renal and ureteral calculi, large and staghorn calculi, and calculi in calyceal diverticula are discussed. Lithotripsy advances in the form of changes to the lithotripter, modi fi cations to treatment strategy, and adjuncts that improve SWL safety and ef fi cacy are described. Future technological advances are explored.
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Lipkin, M. E., & Preminger, G. M. (2012). Shock wave lithotripsy: Present indications and future prospects. In Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice (pp. 375–382). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4387-1_46
Lipkin, M. E., and G. M. Preminger. “Shock wave lithotripsy: Present indications and future prospects.” In Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice, 375–82, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4387-1_46.
Lipkin ME, Preminger GM. Shock wave lithotripsy: Present indications and future prospects. In: Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice. 2012. p. 375–82.
Lipkin, M. E., and G. M. Preminger. “Shock wave lithotripsy: Present indications and future prospects.” Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice, 2012, pp. 375–82. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-4387-1_46.
Lipkin ME, Preminger GM. Shock wave lithotripsy: Present indications and future prospects. Urolithiasis: Basic Science and Clinical Practice. 2012. p. 375–382.