Shock-wave lithotripsy in the elderly: Safety, efficacy and special considerations

PURPOSE: Shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL) for elderly patients can be challenging. Patients often have a long-standing complex stone burden and significant comorbidities. We report a cohort of patients aged ⩾70 years who were treated by SWL, with special attention to treatment outcomes, complications an...

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Autores principales: Philippou, Prodromos, Lamrani, D., Moraitis, Konstantinos, Wazait, Hassan, Masood, Junaid, Buchholz, Noor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4149047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26579264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aju.2011.03.009

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4149047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26579264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aju.2011.03.009

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