Treatment of Lower Ureteral Stones: Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy or Intracorporeal Lithotripsy?

Abstract

These data show that SWL was less effective than ureteroscopic lithotripsy (p < 0.001). The PL modality had the highest stone-free and fragmentation rate, and EHL had the highest complication rate (43.5%). Ureteroscopic lithotripsy is the most effective treatment choice in lower ureteral stones no matter which kind of energy is used, and PL is the most effective and least morbid approach.