...C. Zehntner; G.A. Casanova; D. Marth; E.J. Zingg Ureteroendoscopy is used by most authors to approach distal ureteral calculi. With increasing experience extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of distal ureteral calculi has gained importance. The success rate of 96% in a large series of 264...

...G.E. Voges; D.M. Wilbert; M. Stöckle; R. Hohenfellner Since the initiation of the clinical trial utilizing a second-generation lithotripor (Lithostar, Siemens,Erlangen, FRG), 96 patients with distal ureteral calculi (i.e. calculi below the pelvic brim) underwent local shockwave lithotripsy. Routine...

... distal ureteral calculi. Until April 1986, 43 patients with stones in the lower ureter underwent contact-free lithotripsy. Treatment was successful in 39 patients (90%), 2 of these requiring 2 sessions. In 4 patients treatment failed and stone removal was accomplished using ureteroscopy or open surgery...