Abstract
A patient with life-threatening sepsis following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) is described. The urosepsis was complicated by meningitis and diffuse metastatic endophthalmitis necessitating enucleation of the right eye. Retinal detachment occurred in the left eye following focal endophthalmitis and the operation yielded a poor functional result. The patient was discharged from the hospital 3 months after the ESWL therapy, free of urinary stones. The etiology, treatment and prophylaxis of this serious problem are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1045-1046 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Urology |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- Calculi
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
- Lithotripsy
- Septicemia