Clinical use of renal point-of-care ultrasound after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Clinical use of renal point-of-care ultrasound after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Abstract Background Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is widely used to treat symptomatic nephrolithiasis. Complications of this procedure can occur and point-of-care ultrasound can help to diagnose and manage some of these cases. Case presentation A 61-year-old man was admitted to the hospital...

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Main Authors: Luís Magalhães, Ramon Nogué
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
Ultrasonography
Emergency medicine
Point-of-care testing
Diagnostic imaging
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Lithotripsy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-019-0141-8

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