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Lithotripsy Literature Database

Welcome to our comprehensive Lithotripsy Literature Database. This carefully curated resource provides access to scientific publications covering all aspects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Whether you are looking for clinical studies, technical innovations, or long-term outcomes, this database supports medical professionals, researchers and students in staying informed about the latest developments in lithotripsy.

Coşkun A. et al., 2025: Predicting Stone-free Status based on Quadruple-D and Triple-D Scores after Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy and Comparing With Broad-Spectrum Population.

Peter Alken

Coşkun A, Can U.
Aktuelle Urol. 2025 Dec;56(6):533-537. English. doi: 10.1055/a-2266-3564

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Golomb D. et al., 2025: The impact of a multidisciplinary clinic on patient adherence to kidney stone prevention therapy.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Golomb D, Confino I, Avda Y, Lieba A, Hausmann M, Cooper A, Raz O.
World J Urol. 2025 Dec 4;44(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06125-y

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Rahman ME. et al., 2025: Artificial Intelligence in Urolithiasis Imaging and Intervention: A Narrative Review of Current Applications, Barriers, and Future Directions.

Peter Alken
Reviewer's Choice

Mohammad Ekhlasur Rahman, Mahabub Hassan, Kashif Waheed, Faisal Haque, Nazeer Ibraheem, Muhammad Rakib Hasan, Mohamed Mohamed
Cureus. 2025 Nov 24;17(11):e97716. doi: 10.7759/cureus.97716 FREE TEXT

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Tsoulou V. et al., 2025: State and Trait Anxiety Before and After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL).

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Tsoulou V, Kalafatakis F, Maggita A, Toulia G, Kalogianni A, Pavlatou N, Tsami A, Polikandrioti M.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026;1487:223-238. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-03398-7_23

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Peres Line SR. et al., 2025: Clearance of Lower Renal Calyceal Residual Fragments Following Lithotripsy in a Patient With Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report.

Peter Alken

Sergio R Peres Line, Nivaldo S Lavoura Jr, Pedro D Novaes
Cureus. 2025 Oct 14;17(10):e94598. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94598 FREE ARTICLE

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Abdelrasheed A. et al., 2025: Perinephric Hematoma Following Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Comprehensive Review of Four Decades of Evidence on Risk Factors, Prevention, and Management.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Ahmed Abdelrasheed, Muhammad Iqbal
Cureus. 2025 Oct 14;17(10):e94565. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94565

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Mantica G. et al., 2025: "Second-look" extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Peter Alken
Reviewer's Choice

Guglielmo Mantica, Rafaela Malinaric, Federica Balzarini, Carlo Terrone
Urologia. 2025 Nov 20:3915603251398250. doi: 10.1177/03915603251398250

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Park H. et al., 2025: A randomized controlled trial comparing efficacy, safety, and patient-reported outcomes of electroconductive and electrohydraulic extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Hyeji Park, Christine Joy Castillo, Sung Yong Cho
Urologia. 2025 Nov 20:3915603251390743. doi: 10.1177/03915603251390743 FREE TEXT

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Pearle MS. et al. 2025: Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part II: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones.

Peter Alken

Margaret S Pearle, Brian R Matlaga, Jodi A Antonelli, Thomas Chi, Ryan S Hsi, Sennett K Kim, Erin Kirkby Bodo Knudsen, Kevin Koo, Naim M Maalouf, Vernon M Pais Jr, Ann Paris, Kristina L Penniston, Kymora B Scotland , Lesley H Souter , Necole Streeper, Gregory Tasian, Kyle D Wood, Justin B Ziemba
J Urol. 2025 Nov 20:101097JU0000000000004843. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004843

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Pearle MS. et al., 2025: Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part I: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Margaret S Pearle, Brian R Matlaga, Jodi A Antonelli, Thomas Chi, Ryan S Hsi, Sennett K Kim, Erin Kirkby, Bodo Knudsen, Kevin Koo, Naim M Maalouf, Vernon M Pais Jr, Ann Paris, Kristina L Penniston, Kymora B Scotland, Lesley H Souter, Necole Streeper, Gregory Tasian, Kyle D Wood, Justin B Ziemba
J Urol. 2025 Nov 20:101097JU0000000000004842. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004842

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Tikkinen KAO. et al., 2025: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections after Shockwave Lithotripsy for Urolithiasis: The APPEAL Trial.

Peter Alken

Kari A O Tikkinen, Borna Tadayon Najafabadi, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Farhad Tondroanamag, Arto Mikkola, Saana Horstia, Patrick O Richard, Sara V Tornberg, Mohamed Abdelkareem, Le Mai Tu, Thomas Tailly, Farzin Soleimanzadeh, Hanieh Salehi Pourmehr, Mari Saalasti, Jani Ruotsalainen, Hassan Razvi, Negar Pourjamal, Stephen E Pautler, Niko K Nordlund, Sanna Myrskysalo, Andrey O Morozov, Mohsen Mohammadrahimi, Murilo de Almeida Luz, Samuel Lagabrielle, Pauliina Kuutti, Tuomas P Kilpeläinen, Petrus Järvinen, Alex L E Halme, Alireza Farshi Haghro, Salam A Hussain, Agus Rizal A H Hamid, Dmitry Gorelov, Pramila Gaudel, Nariman Gadzhiev, John Denstedt, Kathrin Bausch, Raed A Azhar; APPEAL Trial Investigators; Khalid Al-Rumaihi, Nourieh D Akbari, Zeenah Abdulmajid, Sameer Parpia, Gordon H Guyatt, Philippe D Violette
Eur Urol. 2025 Dec;88(6):543-551. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.08.019 FREE ARTICLE

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Pearle MS. et al., 2025: Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones: AUA Guideline (2026) Part III: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Kidney and/or Ureteral Stones and Future Directions.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Margaret S Pearle, Brian R Matlaga, Jodi A Antonelli, Thomas Chi, Ryan S Hsi, Sennett K Kim, Erin Kirkby, Bodo Knudsen, Kevin Koo, Naim M Maalouf, Vernon M Pais Jr, Ann Paris, Kristina L Penniston, Kymora B Scotland, Lesley H Souter, Necole Streeper, Gregory Tasian, Kyle D Wood , Justin B Ziemba
J Urol. 2025 Nov 20:101097JU0000000000004844. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004844

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Garg N. et al., 2025: Success and challenges of ESWL for managing distal ureteric stones of 5-15 mm size.

Peter Alken

Navdeep Garg, Sanjeev Jaiswal, Sudeep Singh, Nachiket Vyas, Shivam Priyadarshi
Urologia. 2025 Nov 10:3915603251387892. doi: 10.1177/03915603251387892

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Zou X. et al., 2025: Application of Intelligent Continuous Nursing via WeChat Platform in Patients After ESWL: A Single-Center Retrospective Study Based on Dual Endpoints of Stone Expulsion Efficacy and Complications.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Xuelian Zou, Xiaojie Liu, Ying Yang, Hu Zhao, Changyan Zhu, Na Xu
Urology. 2025 Nov 6:S0090-4295(25)01041-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.11.002 FREE ARTICLE

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Kudo K. et al., 2025: . A Case of Pancreatolithiasis Treated by a Combination of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Metallic Stent Placement, and Radiofrequency Ablation.

Peter Alken

Keisuke Kudo, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Yuki Kojima, Eriko Ikeda, Tetsuro Miwata, Atsushi Ishino, Jun Ushio, Hiromasa Ohira
Cureus. 2025 Oct 11;17(10):e94329. doi: 10.7759/cureus.94329 FREE TEXT

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Abdallah M. et al., 2025: Effectiveness and safety of ultra-slow full power shockwave lithotripsy compared to mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of lower calyceal stone between 1 and 2 cm with high attenuation value.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Mahmoud Abdallah, Mohammad Talaat Mohammad, Ahmed M Ragheb, Akrm A Elmarakbi, Ossama Mahmoud
World J Urol. 2025 Nov 11;43(1):688. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06004-6 FREE TEXT

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Stach M. et al., 2025: The natural history of failed shock wave lithotripsy: Redo-shock wave lithotripsy versus ureterorenoscopy and laser lithotripsy - A single-center comparative study in a university teaching hospital setting.

Peter Alken

Matthias Stach, Philipp Baumeister, Luca Afferi, Bhaskar K Somani, Julian Cornelius, Agostino Mattei, Nico Christian Grossmann, Christoph M Würnschimmel
Urol Ann. 2025 Oct-Dec;17(4):257-261. doi: 10.4103/ua.ua_82_25 FREE TEXT

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Yasar H. et al., 2025: , Yildirim S, Asik A, Sahinler EB, Simsek G, Sahin C, Sarica K. Does Shock Wave Application Affect the Ureteral Wall Around an Impacted Stone? A Critical Evaluation Focusing on Ureteral Wall Thickness.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Hikmet Yasar, Salih Yildirim, Alper Asik, Emre Burak Sahinler, Gamze Simsek, Cahit Sahin, Kemal Sarica
. J Clin Med. 2025 Oct 28;14(21):7636. doi: 10.3390/jcm14217636 FREE TEXT

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Ahmed MNA. et al., 2025: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy vs percutaneous nephrolithotomy, complication rate and recurrence rate in management of pediatric renal stone, a prospective randomized trial.

Peter Alken

Mahmoud Nader Abdel-Razik Ahmed, Gamal Ibrahim Selmy, Hazem Abdelsabour Deif, Adel Elatreisy, Ahmed Farag Wahsh, Emadeldeen Salah
Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2025 Oct 29:14286. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2025.14286. FREE ARTICLE

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Elawady HMH. et al., 2025: . Modalities of management of residual upper calyceal stones after percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn stone: A randomized controlled trial.

Hans-Göran Tiselius

Hossam Mohamed Hafez Elawady, Wael Ali Maged, Mostafa Mabrouk Bayoumi Aly Wahba, Ahmed Tawfick Hassan, Mahmoud Ahmed Mahmoud
Urologia. 2025 Nov;92(4):663-669. doi: 10.1177/03915603251351069

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Al Ani AH. et al., 2025: . Necrotising fasciitis following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for ureteric stone: a rare and life-threatening complication.

Peter Alken

Amer Hashim Al Ani, Omar Hosam Salama, Safa Abdulmajeed Al-Rawi, Fawziya Al Rubaye
BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Oct 29;18(10):e266497. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266497

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