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Review
. 1993;11(1):26-30.
doi: 10.1007/BF00182167.

The recurrence rate of stones following ESWL

K U Köhrmann  1 , J Rassweiler, P Alken
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Review

The recurrence rate of stones following ESWL

K U Köhrmann et al. World J Urol. 1993.

Abstract

With extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) stone fragmentation and the potential creation of residual stones has become an integral part of the treatment strategy. Therefore true recurrence, regrowth and pseudo-recurrence determine the rate of new stone formation. In unselected series the overall recurrence rate after ESWL varies between 6% after 1 year and 20% after 4 years. The comparison between the recurrence rate after ESWL and the natural recurrence rate reveals that the results of ESWL are better than expected. Lithotripsy has no special effect on true stone recurrence, and even pseudo-recurrence is of minor clinical significance.

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