Abstract
This article reviews the first experience using the Siemens Lithostar Multiline lithotripter in 372 consecutive treatments of ureteric and kidney stones. The disintegration rate was 97.7%, and a stone-free rate of 87% was achieved at the end of 3 months. Auxillary procedures were required in only 11% of the patients. No medication was required for pain management in 60.4% of the patients. The results were especially impressive in the management of ureteric stones, with a success rate of 91%, these patients being stone free after 1 week using the new booster technique. Analysis of the data indicates that the Siemens Lithostar Multiline is a safe, effective, and economically sound device to treat patients with ureteric and renal stones.
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