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The vast majority of renal stones are today amenable to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) monotherapy, but best results will be obtained by selective therapy. Which patient should be treated on the lithotriptor?
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Talati, J. (1997). ESWL for kidney stones and options for calyceal calculi. In: Talati, J., Sutton, R.A.L., Moazam, F., Ahmed, M. (eds) The Management of Lithiasis. Developments in Nephrology, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5396-6_16
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