Kyiv Medical University
Urolithiasis
Muskan Pramod Singh
Group no. - 1910B
Date - 25/03/2022
, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
(ESWL)
Indications for ESWL
* Kidney stones of less than 2.5 cm in size * Proximal ureter stones
* Distal ureter stones
Contraindications to ESWL
* Absolute contraindications to ESWL: * Coagulation disorders
* Platelet aggregation inhibitors (e.g. ASS) * Pregnancy
* Aortic aneurysm
* Untreated urinary tract infection
* Stone imaging with ESWL not possible Relative contraindications to ESWL:
* Urinary tract obstruction. ESWL on small ureteral stones may be done even
with urinary tract obstruction
Urolithiasis
Muskan Pramod Singh
Group no. - 1910B
Date - 25/03/2022
, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
(ESWL)
Indications for ESWL
* Kidney stones of less than 2.5 cm in size * Proximal ureter stones
* Distal ureter stones
Contraindications to ESWL
* Absolute contraindications to ESWL: * Coagulation disorders
* Platelet aggregation inhibitors (e.g. ASS) * Pregnancy
* Aortic aneurysm
* Untreated urinary tract infection
* Stone imaging with ESWL not possible Relative contraindications to ESWL:
* Urinary tract obstruction. ESWL on small ureteral stones may be done even
with urinary tract obstruction
