Mays N B, Petruckevitch A, Snowdon C
United Medical School of Guy's Hospital.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 1990;6(4):633-42. doi: 10.1017/s026646230000427x.
The objective of this study was to test whether the relatively new, noninvasive technique of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal stones resulted in a measurably better outcome from the patients' point of view than percutaneous surgery. The claimed superiority of ESWL was not demonstrated with the data available.
