Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Randomized, Double-blind Trial to Compare Immediate Versus Delayed Voltage Escalation

Urology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-43

  Honey, R John D'A ^a,b   Ray, A Andrew ^a,b   Ghiculete, Daniela ^a,b   Pace, Kenneth T ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY COLIC; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER STENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72249123401     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.12.070     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Coz F., Orvieto M., Bustos M., et al. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of 2000 urinary calculi with the Modulith SWL-20: success and failure according to size and location of stones. J Endourol 14 (2000) 239-246
2. Talic R.F., and El Faqih S.R. Exracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole nephrolithiasis: efficacy and variables that influence treatment outcome. Urology 51 (1998) 544-547
3. Razvi H.A., Denstedt J.D., Chun S.S., et al. Intracorporeal lithotripsy with the holium:YAG laser. J Urol 156 (1996) 912-914
4. Mobley T.B., Myers D.A., Grine W.B., et al. Low energy lithotripsy with the Lithostar: treatment results with 19,962 renal and ureteral calculi. J Urol 149 (1993) 1419-1424
5. Saricauopuuyu K., Isikay L., Kilic S., et al. Stone disintegration: effect of shock wave projection and electrode age on this parameter in a standard stone model. Int Urol Nephrol 29 (1997) 1211-1216
6. Vallancien J., Munoz R., Borghi M., et al., University of Toronto Lithotripsy Associates. Relationship between the frequency of piezoelectric shock waves and the quality of renal stone fragmentation: in vitro study and clinical implication. Eur Urol 16 (1989) 41-44
7. Pace K., Ghiculete D., Harju M., et al. Shockwave lithotripsy at 60 or 120 shocks per minute: a randomized double-blind trial. J Urol 174 (2004) 595-599
8. Zhou Y., Cocks F.H., Preminger G.M., et al. The effect of treatment strategy on stone comminution efficiency in shock wave lithotripsy. J Urol 172 (2004) 349-354
9. Maloney M.E., Marguet C.G., Zhou Y., et al. Progressive increase in lithotriptor output produces better in-vivo stone comminution. J Endourol 20 (2006) 603-606
10. McAteer J.A., and Evan A.P. The acute and long-term adverse effects of shock wave lithotripsy. Semin Nephrol 28 (2008) 200-213
11. Janetschek G., Frauscher F., Knapp R., et al. New onset hypertension after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: age related incidence and prediction by intrarenal resistive index. J Urol 158 (1997) 346-351
12. Krambeck A.E., Gettman M.T., Rohlinger A.L., et al. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension associated with shock wave lithotripsy of renal and proximal ureteral stones at 19 years of follow up. J Urol 175 (2006) 1742-1747
13. Parks J.H., Worcester E.M., Coe F.L., et al. Clinical implications of abundant calcium phosphate in routinely analyzed kidney stones. Kidney Int 66 (2004) 777-785
14. Willis L.R., Evan A.P., Connors B.A., et al. Prevention of lithotripsy-induced renal injury by pretreating kidneys with low-energy shock waves. J Am Soc Nephrol 17 (2006) 663-673
15. Honey R.J., Weir M.J., and Tariq N. Electrode performance beyond the manufacturer's recommended lifespan using the Dornier MFL 5000 lithotripter. J Endourol 15 (2001) 243-246
16. Kohrmann K.U., Rassweiler J., Manning M., et al. The clinical introduction of a third generation lithotripter: Modulity SL 20. J Urol 153 (1995) 1379-1383
17. McAteer J.A., Baird T., Williams J.C., et al. Voltage-stepping during SWL influences stone breakage independent of total energy delivered: in vitro studies with model stones. J Urol 169 (2003) 487A
18. Demirci D., Altiok E., Gülmez I., et al. Stepwise shock wave lithotripsy: results of initial study for the treatment of urinary stones in childhood. Int Urol Nephrol 38 (2006) 189-192
19. Connors B.A., Evan A.P., Blomgren P.M., et al. Effect of initial shock wave voltage on shock wave lithotripsy-induced lesion size during step-wise voltage ramping. BJU Int 103 (2009) 104-107
20. Demirci D., Sofikerim M., Yalçin E., et al. Comparison of conventional and step-wise shockwave lithotripsy in management of urinary calculi. J Endourol 21 (2007) 1407-1410
21. Ghiculete D., Pace K.T., and Honey R.J.D.A. Shock wave lithotripsy: a randomized, double-blinded trial to compare immediate vs. delayed voltage escalation: 23rd World Congress on Endourology and SWL. J Endourol 19 suppl 1 (2005) 20
22. Consensus Conference: prevention and treatment of kidney stones. J Urol 141 (1989) 804-808
23. Pace K.T., Nauman T., and Honey R.J. Shockwave lithotripsy for renal stones: low success rate after initial treatment failure. J Endourol 14 (2000) A82