Ureteric Stents Compromise Stone Clearance After Shockwave Lithotripsy For Ureteric Stones: Results Of A Matched-Pair Analysis

UroToday.com - In this study, 45 patients with ureteric stents undergoing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for ureteral calculi (77% in the proximal ureter) were matched to patients with similar size and location of stones albeit without stents. ESWL was performed on a Sonolith Vision lithotripter. Overall, a stone free state was achieved more commonly (odds ratio of 6.0, p

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Filed under: Urology on April 6th, 2009