You have accessJournal of UrologyStone Disease: Surgical Therapy V (MP65)1 Sep 2021MP65-17 IS PRIMARY URETEROSCOPY MORE COST-EFFECTIVE THAN URETERAL STENTING FOR OBSTRUCTING CALCULI? Radha Sehgal, Yasmin Abu-Ghanem, Christina Fontaine, Luke Forster, Rajesh Kucheria, Darrell Allen, Anuj Goyal, Gidon Ellis, Paras Singh, and Leye Ajayi SehgalRadha Sehgal More articles by this author , Abu-GhanemYa...

The surgical management of pediatric upper urinary tract calculi has evolved from open surgery to minimally invasive techniques. With advancement in instrumentation, endourological procedures are being performed more commonly in children. However, the endourological management of renal and ureteral stones in the pediatric population is considered challenging, owing to the smaller size of the ur...

Flexible ureterorenolithotripsy is rapidly developing and becoming the treatment of choice around the World for the invasive treatment of lithiasis (1). According to calculi dimensions, they can be removed integrated or by using an intracorporeal lithotripter. According to laser parameters adjustments, it is possible to vaporize calculi (“dusting”). In this case, it is necessary to use high fre...

INTRODUCTION Urolithiasis is a common medical condition that accounts for a large number of emergency department (ED) visits each year and contributes significantly to annual healthcare costs. Urinalysis is an important screening test for patients presenting with symptoms suspicious for urolithiasis. At present there is a paucity of medical literature examining the characteristics of ureteral s...

OBJECTIVE To review our experiences with diagnosis and management of symptomatic nephrolithiasis complicating pregnancy and to ascertain the efficacy of renal sonography for initial diagnosis compared with plain x-rays or single-shot intravenous pyelography. METHODS Perinatal outcomes were evaluated for all pregnant women admitted to Parkland Hospital for nephrolithiasis from 1986 to 1999. Di...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the outcomes, predictors of success and predictors of need for hospital admission in our series of patients who underwent ureteroscopy (URS) as a major outpatient surgery (MOS) procedure. METHODS We carried out a retrospective analysis of 402 patients who had undergone semi-rigid URS for ureteral calculi as a MOS procedure in our center between 2004 and 2012. Patients wi...

Urolithiasis is the third most common urological disease affecting the urinary tract. However, the risk factors that may influnce the calculous kidney damage is still unclear and needs further evaluation. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 661 patients who presented to our hospital and underwent surgery for urolithiasis. All laboratory test results were obtained operatively, within a we...