THE EFFECT OF EXTRACORPOREAL ELECTROMAGNETIC SHOCK-WAVES ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND CONTRACTILITY OF RABBIT URETER

Purpose: Although extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is known to cause pathologic changes in various organs, little is known about its effects on the ureter, the target organ in ESWL of ureteral stones in situ. In this study, we sought to determine the short-term effects of ESWL on the ureter