SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY DURING PREGNANCY: A SUCCESSFUL CLINICAL EXPERIMENT

During the last 15 years extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) has been used in the treatment of urolithiasis with pregnancy considered a strict contraindication.(1) There is lack of knowledge concerning the possible effects of shock wave therapy on the development of a human embryo or fetus. We report a case of successful experimental piezoelectric shock wave lithotripsy of an obstructing ureteral stone in an advanced pregnancy.