Abstract
One hundred eighty-six patients with upper urinary tract stones underwent piezoelectric lithotripsy (PEL) monotherapy with an EDAP LT-01 lithotripter. All patients were followed up for more than three months after the final session. A total of 560 treatments was performed for 306 renal stones in 141 kidneys and for 84 ureteric stones in 75 ureters. Successful fragmentation was obtained in 75% of renal stone cases and 67% of ureteric stone cases. Successful fragmentation of renal stones was mainly dependent upon the size of the stone. Success was obtained in 93% of stones smaller than 21 mm, in 59% of stones between 21 mm and 30 mm, and in 13% of stones larger than 30 mm in diameter.
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