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  • Title: [Percutaneous nephrostomy as a pretreatment in extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy].
    Author: Liu DY.
    Journal: Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi; 1992 Apr; 30(4):226-7, 255. PubMed ID: 1473405.
    Abstract:
    ESWL was performed in 572 patients with renal and ureteral stones between Dec. 1988 and Dec. 1990. All the patients recovered uneventfully without any serious complications. In 6 of these patients with bilateral urinary stones complicated by bilateral hydronephrosis or azotemia, unilateral percutaneous nephrostomy was done before ESWL. We conclude that in such cases a unilateral percutaneous nephrostomy before ESWL is helpful in reducing renal pelvic pressure, improving renal function, decreasing complication and shortening the period of treatment.
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