UPPER URETERIC STONES

Experience of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for kidney and upper ureteric stones by electromagnetic lithotriptor.

BACKGROUND Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a non-invasive treatment of urinary stones which breaks them, by using externally applied, focused, high intensity acoustic pulse, into smaller pieces so that they can pass easily through ureter. Shock wave generation, focusing, coupling and stone localisation by fluoroscope or ultrasound are the basic components of ESWL. ESWL has some ...

Ureteric Function and Upper Urinary Tract Urodynamics in Patients with Stones in Kidney and Ureter

Ureteric Function and Upper Urinary Tract Urodynamics in Patients with Stones in Kidney and Ureter

Semi-rigid Ureteroscopy versus Open Ureterolithotomy for Management of Large Upper Ureteric Stones: a Comparative Study

Objectives: To compare outcome of open ureterolithotomy versus semi-rigid ureteroscopy in management of large upper ureteric stones. Patients and Methods: Patients with large upper ureteric stones (≥2cm) who were managed by ureteroscopy (31 patients) or ureterolithotomy (31 patients) were included retrospectively from January 2012 to December 2014. Primary stone-free rate (SFR), secondary SFR (...

Intracorporeal lithotripsy: a viable option for proximal ureteric stones.

OBJECTIVE To compare the stone clearance of upper with middle and lower ureteric stones by using ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy. METHODS The study was conducted in the Department of Urology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from February 2009 to February 2010. A total of 90 patients were selected and divided into three groups of 30, each according to the location of stone in the urete...