Open surgery for removal of upper urinary tract stones has long been associated with a high
morbidity and mortality. So when shock wave (SW) lithotripsy (SWL) was introduced in the …

To examine possible racial differences in the relationship between urinary sodium excretion
(UNaV) and blood pressure in whites and blacks, and to characterize cardiovascular, …

Both the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DMH) and the paraventricular hypothalamic
nucleus (PVN) have been implicated in the neural control of the cardiovascular response to …

Purpose : In studies to understand better the role of cavitation in kidney trauma associated
with shock wave lithotripsy we assessed structural and functional markers of kidney injury …

The relationship between kidney size and impaired renal function induced by shock-wave
lithotripsy (SWL) was examined in 6-and 10-wk-old anesthetized pigs. Each pig received …

Lithotripsy shock waves (SW) to one renal pole damage that pole but protect the opposite
pole from the damage inflicted by another, immediate application of SW. This study …

Background and Purpose: Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) predictably damages renal tissue
and transiently reduces function in both kidneys. This study characterized the effects on renal …

Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is performed on a routine basis for the
rapid and efficient removal of large caliceal stones. After percutaneous puncture, rigid …

The present study was designed to determine the effects of shock wave voltage (kV) on lesion
size and renal function induced by shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in the 6-to 8-wk-old pig. …

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that the pretreatment of the kidney with low‐energy shock
waves (SWs) will induce renal vasoconstriction sooner than a standard clinical dose of high…