This study aimed to evaluate the effect of preoperative imaging techniques on the success and complication rates of ureteroscopy. We performed a retrospective analysis of 736 patients (455 males and 281 females), with a mean age of 45.5±15.2 years (range, 1-88 years), who underwent rigid ureteroscopic procedures for removal of ureteral stones. Patients were divided into 4 groups according to th...

OBJECTIVES To report the long-term outcome of laparoscopic retroperitoneal pyeloplasty (LRP) in adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty patients underwent LRP for primary pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO). Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty was used in 28 patients and a Foley Y-V pyeloplasty in two. A JJ stent was inserted antegradely during the procedure. Patients were reviewed at 1...

I wonder if other paediatricians will join me in deploring the invasive investigations perpetrated on children with urinary tract infections. Two recent papers in the Archives, from Leeds' and Melbourne,' report that after a urinary tract infection micturating cystourethrograms were performed on almost all, and intravenous urograms on many, of the children, during studies on daytime enuresis an...

Anatrophic nephrolithotomy (ANL) in the selected cases represents the method of choice in the treatment of staghorn calculi. We evaluated postoperative outcome of patients subjected to standard ANL that received 10 mg of Verapamil immediately before declamping renal artery, due to prevention of reperfusion injury. From 2002 to 2005, 18 nephrolithotomies were performed on 15 patients, in the Uro...

Objective: Laparoscopic nephropexy has been reported as a minimally invasive approach for symptomatic nephroptosis. We performed five cases of laparoscopic nephropexy using a self-made polytetrafluoroethy-lene “basket” to fix the inferior parts of kidneys to 12th rib. Methods: All patients (4 women and 1 man) had symptomatic nephroptosis presenting with flank pain, repeat hematuresis or hydrone...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to ascertain whether nonopacified kidney on excretory urography (also known as intravenous urography [IVU]) indicates nonsalvageability. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 45 adult patients with chronic unilateral urinary tract obstruction, in whom IVU revealed nonopacified kidney on one side but normal excretion on the contralateral side. Affected kidneys with ...

Introduction: Intravenous excretory urography (IVU) has been regarded as the imaging modality of choice for the detection of urinary tract disorders in patients with acute flank pain. Functional as well as anatomical details are provided by this imaging technique. The use of ionised radiation and contrast material (CM) are considered to be the major drawbacks of IVU. Recently, the use of magnet...

Background. Congenital midureteric stricture (MUS) is a rare malformation. We report our experience with five cases seen over a period of 4 years from 2010 to 2014. Materials and Methods. The study was based on the retrospective analysis of five patients diagnosed as having MUS. Diagnosis was suspected after fetal ultrasonography (USG) in one patient and magnetic resonance urography (MRU) in fo...

Background Obstructive uropathy is a common public health issue that requires imaging research for providing necessary information. The data is important for determining treatment options, and may influence selective management choices. Objective The aim of the study is to determine whether magnetic resonance urography or computerized tomography urography is the best imaging modality among pa...