Abstract

SEVILLA CECILIA, C.; PASCUAL GARCIA, X.  and  VILLAVICENCIO MAVRICH, H.. Brief history of vesical lithiasis management. Actas Urol Esp [online]. 2005, vol.29, n.10, pp.923-926. ISSN 0210-4806.

Stones of the bladder are one of the oldest illness that we know. History of its treatment has been cause of discussion in different moments. Since first treatments in Egypt or India, until our extracorporeal shock waves lithotritia (ESWL), there have been many intermediate treatments. The objective of this work is to know a little about some of these advances and their authors, as well as the instruments that have made it possible.

Keywords : History; Bladder stones; Lithotrities; Tall bladder.

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