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EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY OF SUBMANDIBULAR STONES: EVALUATION AFTER 10 YEARS
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The use of extracorporeal shock waves in the treatment of submandibular stones is a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of this disease. Its clinical significance has been determined in a long-term retrospective study, performed as follow-up to the short-term results. From 1989 to 1994, 197 patients (88 female, 109 male; age range, 8 to 83 years) with symptomatic, sonographically detectable concretions of the submandibular gland were treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotrips...
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; The extracorporeal shock wave treatment of parotid stones is a rather new therapy. Its usefulness was determined in a prospective study. Seventy-six patients (36 female, 40 male, 2 to 80 years of age) with symptomatic, sonographically detectable solitary sialoliths of the parotid gland were treated
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POTPOURRI; Shock wave therapy may replace surgery
Filipino Reporter
; Sibal, Meg Filipino Reporter 04-29-2004 INNOVATIVE shock wave therapy which could replace surgery for chronic tendon problems, including "tennis elbow" and heel pain, is now being offered at The Cleveland Clinic and other top medical centers. Known as extracorporeal shock wave therapy, the new
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EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY OF SUBMANDIBULAR STONES: EVALUATION AFTER 10 YEARS
The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
; The use of extracorporeal shock waves in the treatment of submandibular stones is a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of this disease. Its clinical significance has been determined in a long-term retrospective study, performed as follow-up to the short-term results. From 1989 to 1994,
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Shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral stones in elderly male patients
Aging Male
; Abstract Introduction. Age has never been considered as a factor in the treatment of ureteral stones, but elderly male patients may suffer from concomitant illnesses that may affect SWL results, such as voiding difficulties and musculo-skeletal and cardiovascular disorders. The aim of this study
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Shock wave therapy improves shoulder pain.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Family Practice News
; BERLIN -- A single session of high-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with chronic shoulder pain and calcification of the rotator cuff brings significant functional and radiographic improvement along with markedly diminished pain, Dr. Josef Feyertag reported at the annual European
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for tennis elbow.(POEMs)(Brief Article)
American Family Physician
; Clinical Question: Is extracorporeal shock wave therapy effective in treating lateral epicondylitis? Setting: Outpatient (any) Study Design: Randomized controlled trial (double-blinded) Allocation: Concealed Synopsis: The authors randomly assigned 60 patients with previously untreated lateral
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Shock Wave (almost) throws roller-coaster enthusiast for a loop
Chicago Sun-Times
; Roller coaster fans may have to wait more than an hour this weekend to ride the new seven-loop steel roller coaster, Shock Wave, at Six Flags Great America. But don't feel bad. We print-media types endured the same thing on press preview day, playing second fiddle to the electronic media. But the
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.(Statistical Data Included)
Radiologic Technology
; ... guidance/crs/Renal%20colic%20-%20acute.htm. Accessed July 4, 2000. [15.] Mobley HL. Virulence of the two primary uropathogens. ASM News. 2000;66:403-410. [16.] McCarroll GD. The use of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for treatment of the distal tarsal arthropathies ...
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Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff tendonitis.(Tips)
American Family Physician
; Calcific tendonitis is relatively common and often self-limiting. Treatment is usually conservative and involves cortisone injections, anti-inflammatory medications, and physical therapy. For patients with chronic calcification, surgical removal of deposits has been helpful. Gerdesmeyer and
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Shock-wave therapy is effective for chronic calcyfying tendinitis of the shoulder
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
; We report a prospective study of the effects of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in 195 patients with chronic calcifying tendinitis. In part A 80 patients with chronic symptoms were randomly assigned to a control and three subgroups which had different treatment by low-energy and high-energy shock
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