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

Tokgoz H., HANCI V., Turksoy O., Erol B., AKDUMAN B., MUNGAN N. A.

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

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s1726-4901(10)70102-7
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.477-482
  • Keywords: body mass, gender, lithotripsy, pain, urinary stones
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

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.