Pain Perception During Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Does It Correlate With Patient and Stone Characteristics?

Hanci, Volkan; Tokgoz, Husnu; Turksoy, Ozlem; EROL, BÜLENT; Akduman, Bulent; Mungan, Necmettin

doi:10.1016/s1726-4901(10)70102-7

Pain Perception During Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Does It Correlate With Patient and Stone Characteristics?

Hanci V., Tokgoz H., Turksoy O., EROL B. , Akduman B., Mungan N. A.

JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.73, no.9, pp.477-482, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 73 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/s1726-4901(10)70102-7
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Page Numbers: pp.477-482

Abstract

Background: To investigate the correlation of various clinical parameters [number of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) sessions, body mass index, patient age, gender, and stone characteristics] with pain perception during the SWL procedure.