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ReviewInvestigative and clinical urology2022

Clinical application of the therapeutic ultrasound in urologic disease: Part II of therapeutic ultrasound in urology.

Minh-Tung Do, Tam Hoai Ly, Min Joo Choi, Sung Yong Cho

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Review in Investigative and clinical urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Minh-Tung DoDepartment of Surgery, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hai Phong, Viet Nam.ORCID 0000-0003-4936-5660
Tam Hoai LyDepartment of Urology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.ORCID 0000-0001-7523-5208
Min Joo ChoiDepartment of Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4626-3706
Sung Yong ChoDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9271-6951
Seoul National University · KRCho Ray Hospital · VNJeju National University · KR

Funding

Korea Medical Device Development Fund 1711134986Korea Medical Device Development Fund KMDF_PR_20200901_0010Korea Medical Device Development Fund NTIS 202011B04National Research Foundation of Korea 1711145583National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1A2B3007907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article aimed to review the clinical application and evidence of the therapeutic ultrasound in detail for urological diseases such as prostate cancer, kidney tumor, erectile dysfunction, and urolithiasis. We searched for articles about high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), extracorporeal shock wave therapy, ultrasound lithotripsy, and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the MEDLINE and Embase. HIFU may be indicated as a primary treatment for low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer, and salvage therapy for local recurrence as a promising way to address the limitations of current standard therapies. The application of HIFU in treating kidney tumors has scarcely been reported with unsatisfactory results. Evidence indicates that low-intensity shockwave therapy improves subjective and objective erectile function in patients with erectile dysfunction. Regarding the application of ultrasound in stone management, the novel combination of ultrasound lithotripsy and other energy sources in a single probe promises to be a game-changer in efficiently disintegrating large kidney stones in percutaneous nephrolithotomy. ESWL is losing its role in managing upper urinary tract calculi worldwide. The burst-wave lithotripsy and ultrasound propulsion could be the new hope to regain its position in the lithotripsy field. According to our investigations and reviews, cavitation bubbles of the therapeutic ultrasound are actively being used in the field of urology. Although clinical evidence has been accumulated in urological diseases such as prostate cancer, kidney tumor, erectile dysfunction, and lithotripsy, further development is needed to be a game-changer in treating these diseases.

Indexed as

Erectile DysfunctionKidney CalculiKidney NeoplasmsProstatic NeoplasmsUrologyHumansMaleKidney neoplasmsProstateUltrasonic therapyUrolithiasis

Identifiers

PMID35670002
PMCPMC9262482
OpenAlexW4282925873

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