NCT01008267

Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) Under Selective, General Anesthesia.

Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) Under Regular General Anesthesia and Under General Anesthesia Using Bronchial Blocker.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

SWL is widely used in the treatment of patients with renal and ureteral calculi. Several factors determine the success of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for kidney stones: stone size, stone location within the collecting system, stone type, and the SWL machine used. Moreover, in some cases it is very difficult to focus on the stone because of its movement as a results of breathing. In order to prevent stone movement we want to use a bronchial blocker, processing a selective ventilation of the opposite side of stone location.

Conditions

• Renal Calculi
• Ureteral Calculi

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-10-01
• First posted: 2009-11-05
• Last updated: 2009-11-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel