Is there significance of the choice of prone versus supine position in the treatment of proximal ureter stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy?

Goktas S., Peskircioglu L., Tahmaz L., Kibar Y., Erduran D., Harmankaya C.

EUROPEAN UROLOGY, vol.38, no.5, pp.618-620, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000020341
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.618-620
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether there is a significance of the choice of prone versus supine position in the treatment of proximal ureter stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithothripsy (ESWL).