ArticleOman medical journal2018
Factors Affecting the Outcome of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy in Urinary Stone Treatment.
Article in Oman medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03939325 (Impact of Different Shock Wave Release Frequencies on Disintegration of Renal Stones in Assuit Urology & Nephrology University Hospital), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of Different Shock Wave Release Frequencies on Disintegration of Renal Stones in Assuit Urology & Nephrology University Hospital
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Current state of AI for shockwave lithotripsy: a systematic review from YAU and EAU endourology.World journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of the Efficacy and Complications of Soft Ureteroscopy Lithotripsy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Treatment of Urinary Calculi: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- USG-guided unilateral retrolaminar block decreases pain and enhances patient comfort during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: a prospective study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Factors influencing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy efficiency in the management of lower pole stones.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2026Article
- The effects of pretreatment oral hydration on extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy outcomes A randomized controlled trial.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2025Article
- A novel deep learning approach for predicting stone-free rates post-ESWL on uncontrasted CT.PeerJ. Computer science · 2025Article
- Factors determining the number of sessions in successful extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy patients.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Modified Seoul National University Renal Stone Complexity Scoring System for Predicting Stone-Free Status After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.Research and reports in urology · 2025Article
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- Factors influencing the efficacy of ultrasound-guided extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the treatment of ureteral stones: a retrospective study.Urolithiasis · 2023Article
- A Prospective Study on the Impact of Clinical Factors and Adjusted Triple D System for Success Rate of ESWL.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The effect of bioelectric impedance analysis on the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.Urolithiasis · 2023Article
- Predictors of stone-free rate after a single-session extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for a single kidney stone measuring 10 to 20 mm: A private center experience.Current urology · 2023Article
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- The effect of stone and patient characteristics in predicting extra-corporal shock wave lithotripsy success rate: A cross sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Factors influencing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy efficiency for optimal patient selection.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2021Article
- How to maximize the efficacy of shockwave lithotripsy.Turkish journal of urology · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe sought to evaluate the factors affecting the outcome of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in urinary stone treatment.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective review of 235 adult patients treated with ESWL, for radiopaque renal or ureteric stones between January 2015 and December 2016. Patient's age, sex, stone size, laterality, location, density, skin-to-stone distance (SSD), and presence of double J stent were studied as potential predictors. At the end of three months, the patients were divided into success and failure groups and the significance was determined.
resultsOf the 235 patients (188 males and 47 females) analyzed, ESWL was successful in 79.1%. Univariate analysis of both groups revealed no significant difference in patient's age and stone laterality. Statistically significant differences in gender, stone size, stone site, stone density, SSD, and patients with stents were observed. Statistically significant factors in multivariate logistic regression analysis were sex and stent. Females had three-times higher risk for ESWL failure than males (odds ratio (OR) = 3.213; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.194-8.645;
conclusionsThis study revealed that ESWL can treat renal and ureteric stones successfully with an inverse association between outcome and predictors such as stone size and density, SSD, and stent presence. These factors can help us in improving patient selection and ensure better results at lower cost.
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