Influence of Prognostic Factors on the Outcome of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Upper Urinary Tract Stone Disease
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Methods: A set of 280 patients with calculi in the kidney and ureter were subjected to ESWL during theperiod from April 2005 to September 2008, with pre and post-ESWL serial studies of the calculi, including x-ray and ultrasonography (USG). The results were subsequently assessed for the influence of prognostic factors on the outcome, using the Chi-Square test.