Evaluation of a synchronous twin-pulse technique for shock wave lithotripsy: a prospective randomized study of effectiveness and safety in comparison to standard single-pulse technique.

• Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To asses the efficacy and safety of bidirectional synchronous twin-pulse extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) compared with standard ESWL. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between March 2003 and December 2006, 240 patients with a radio-opaque single renal stone of <or=25 mm were randomized to treatment either by the Twinheads (TH) lithotripter (FMD, Lorton, Virginia, USA) or the Dornier Lithotripter S (DLS, Dornier MedTech Europe GmbH, Germering, Germany). Before and after ESWL, urinary N-acetyl-B-glucosaminidase (NAG) levels were assessed and patients were evaluated with dynamic MRI. The efficacy and complications were compared, with success defined as no residual fragments. RESULTS: For stones of >10 mm the rate for the failure of disintegration was 13.3% for the DLS vs 1.4% for the TH (P = 0.009). For stones of <or=10 mm the stone-free rate was 74.4% for the TH vs 67.7% for the DLS (P = 0.6), while for stones of >10 mm it was 78.1% and 66.7%, respectively (P = 0.14). The median (range) number of sessions in both groups was 2 (1-5). After ESWL urinary NAG levels were increased significantly in both groups; in the TH group it declined below the level before ESWL after 2 days, while in the DLS group it remained high after 7 days. In the DLS group four patients developed subcapsular or parenchymal haematoma after ESWL, vs none in the TH group. There was loss of corticomedullary differentiation after ESWL in three patients in the DLS group and only one in the TH group. In the DLS group there was a statistically significantly decrease in bilateral renal perfusion after ESWL, but no changes in the TH group. CONCLUSIONS: Synchronous twin-pulse ESWL has clinical advantages over standard ESWL in terms of safety and efficacy.
• Authors: Khaled Z Sheir, Samer M Elhalwagy, Mohamed E Abo-Elghar, Amani M Ismail, Essam Elsawy, Tarek A El-Diasty, Mohamed E Dawaba, Ibrahim A Eraky, Mahmoud R El-Kenawy (Affiliation: Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. kzsheir at hotmail.com)
• Journal: BJU international (BJU Int) Vol. 101 Issue 11 Pg. 1420-6 (Jun 2008) ISSN: 1464-410X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 18070192 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Acetylglucosaminidase

Topics

• Acetylglucosaminidase (urine)
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Female
• Humans
• Kidney Calculi (therapy)
• Lithotripsy, Laser (adverse effects, methods, standards)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome