Title: Ranges of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy efficiency in the treatment of non-staghorn kidney stones depending on their size and density
Abstract: The efficiency of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was analyzed among patients with non-staghorn nephrolithiasis. 316 patients treated in urological clinic of Donetsk National Medical University during 2012–2013 were examined. ESWL as a way of treatment for non-staghorn kidney calculi is quite effective in patients with calculi < 10 mm in size and density < 1500 HU. In kidney stones < 10 mm in size and density > 1500 HU, the efficiency of this treatment mode decreases due to increasing number of ESWL sessions to 3 and duration of fragments’ clearance up to 64 days. For the treatment of non-staghorn kidney stones with this size and density, it is necessary to study the use of the possibilities of other modern minimally invasive methods of nephrolithiasis surgery.