Vandeursen H, Pittomvils G, Baert L
Department of Urology, University Hospital St. Pieter, Belgium.
Urol Int. 1991;46(1):27-8. doi: 10.1159/000281768.
The combination of percutaneous alkaline irrigation and lithotripsy was performed in 5 cases of uric acid calculi obstructing the ureter. Shock wave lithotripsy accelerates the dissolution of uric acid stones.