Objectives: To discuss a rare complication of extra corporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of renal calculus in a paraplegic patient, who had marked curvature of thoracic and lumbar spine. Design: A ...

Selected spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with profound spasticity may be treated by implantation of a baclofen pump for intrathecal administration of baclofen. The pump is implanted in the abdominal ...

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Patients with distal ureteral stones were 4 times more likely to be stone free if treated in the supine rather than prone position. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is more effective for ...

NEW ORLEANS -- More than 30 years ago, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) had a highly anticipated, much-ballyhooed introduction as a nonsurgical therapy for kidney stones. Obviating the ...

Kidney stones are one of the most painful disorders that affect humans. ESWL is a process that uses high intensity sound waves to break stones in the kidney, ureter, bladder. Kidneys are the organs ...

An innovative technique called burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) may provide an effective, more accessible alternative for noninvasive treatment of kidney stones, according to initial human studies ...