The effect of piezo-lithotripsy with 2-and 8-mm focus sizes on stone disintegration and renal injury.

Yasser A NoureldinWalid A Abdel HalimEzzat ElnahifAlaa El ShaerHussein ShaherAhmed Abou Elezz Abdel FattahAbdelwahab HashemAmr S El-DakhakhnyAhmed A ZahranSalah A El Hamshary

Published in: BJU international (2023)

Narrow-focus and wide-focus SWL were associated with comparable outcomes and re-treatment rates. However, narrow-focus lithotripsy was associated with significantly higher morbidity in terms of pain and hematuria.

Keyphrases

pain management
neuropathic pain
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
urinary tract
smoking cessation
insulin resistance