INTRODUCTION Considering the high prevalence of urinary system stones and that non-medical treatments have more costs and side effects, we decided to evaluate the effect of theophylline in the passage of ureteral stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and fifty patients with ureteral stones were assigned into groups A and B, whose age, sex, size of stone, and location of stone were matched...

Context: Medical expulsive therapy (MET) augments expulsion rates and reduces colic events. Therefore, MET is an appropriate procedure to facilitate stone passage during the observation period in patients who have a newly diagnosed ureteral stone and whose symptoms are controlled. Increasing evidence indicates that supportive therapy following shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for urolithiasis is al...

A single-board certified urologist with training and experience in anesthesiology was assigned to treat 502 patients (185 with renal stones, 317 with ureteral stones) using the Dornier Compact Delta lithotripter under general or epidural anesthesia. Data were obtained regarding stone location, stone size, shockwave use, stone-free rate, and complications. In all, 502 stones were treated with th...

BACKGROUND Numerous randomised trials have confirmed the efficacy of medical expulsive therapy with tamsulosin in patients with distal ureteral stones; however, to date, no randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials have been performed. OBJECTIVE The objective of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy of medical expulsive therapy with tamsulosin in a randomised, double-blind, placeb...

PURPOSE This technology assessment addresses the optimal use of imaging in the evaluation and treatment of patients with suspected or documented ureteral stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comprehensive literature search addressing 4 guiding questions was performed for full text in English articles published between January 1990 and July 2011. The search focused on major subtopics associated wit...

Usage of ureteral DJ stent is very common in urology practise. There are some complications according to the increased usage of ureteral DJ stent in the literature. Stent fragmentation is a rare complication of ureteral DJ stent. In this study we present a 53-year-old male patient who had previous stone surgery and a ureteral DJ stent applied to our polyclinic with complaint of 3-months-long ri...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ureteroscopic management of ureteral stones immediately after a first colic attack. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of 226 patients with obstructive ureteral stones who underwent ureteroscopy with stone retrieval. The 67 patients in group A underwent ureteroscopy within 48 hours of admission to our emergency departm...

Introduction: Animal studies have shown that nicotine affects the peristalsis of the ureter. The aim of the study is to analyze the effect of smoking on spontaneous passage of distal ureteral stones. Material & Methods: 88 patients in whom distal ureteral stone below 10mm diameter diagnosed with helical computerized tomography enhanced images were reviewed. Patients were grouped as either smoke...

INTRODUCTION We evaluated the effect of the presence of a double J stent on the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of lumbar ureteral stones. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 2007 and February 2012, we performed a retrospective cohort study. Forty-four patients were treated by ESWL for lumbar ureteral stones and included into two groups for the analy...

INTRODUCTION Ureteral stent placement is a common procedure in daily urologic practice. To manage the problems of forgotten stents for many years needs multimodal stone therapy. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a 26-years-old Caucasian, white woman with two forgotten encrusted ureteral stents for 48 months. Multimodal stone therapy including extracorporeal shock wave (SWL), percutaneous...