Efficacy of emergency extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of ureteral stones: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the clinical efficiency and safety of emergency extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eESWL) and delayed extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (dESWL) in the treatment of ureteral stones.

Methods

Cochrane Library, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science were searched from January 1, 1992 to September 30, 2022, and all comparative studies involving eESWL and dESWL for ureteral calculi were included. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.3 software. Funnel plot was used to evaluated publication bias.

Results

A total of 9 articles involving 976 patients diagnosed with ureteral stones were included. The results showed that the stone-free rate (SFR) after four weeks was significantly higher in the eESWL group than in the dESWL g

SUBMITTER: Peng CX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10074806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature