Quality of life in patients with staghorn nephrolithiasis after treatment
Staghorn nephrolithiasis is the most difficult form of urolithiasis when different operative technics are used. The aim of this work is to analise the quality of life of the patients with staghorn nephrolithiasis after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy or after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy with rehabilitation in sanatorium conditions. The result of quastioners shows that the quality of life of patients after extracorporeal shockwave lithitripsy is better in 6 of 12 criterias than in patients after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. Stone-free rate and urine colour shows the better recovery of the urine system after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. The best results of health, social and physical parmeters and influence of physical conditions on opportunity to work indicate about the earliest clinical and working rehabilitaton of patients after shockwave lithotripsy.