Kramolowsky E V, Kratz C
Department of Urology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
J Urol. 1988 Feb;139(2):362-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42416-5.
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy was used to treat multiple, large, bulbous urethral calculi in a paraplegic man. Prior attempt at endoscopic extraction was unsuccessful owing to the size and location of the calculi. Two treatments of 3,000 shocks each resulted in fragmentation of the calculi