Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) using the Sonolith R vision Lithotripter for urinary stones. Patients and methods: From July 2005 to September 2008, 463 patients including 451 Saudi and 12 Non-Saudi patients, 62% males and 38% females aged 18-93 (mean 56.32 years) underwent ESWL treatment for solitary urinary stones at...

Purpose. We aimed to compare and evaluate the outcomes and complications of two endoscopic treatment procedures, semirigid ureteroscopy (SR-URS) and flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS), in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones (PUS). Methods. SR-URS (group 1) was done on 68 patients whereas 64 patients underwent F-URS (group 2) for the treatment of PUS. Success rate was defined as the absence of ...

Purpose To evaluate urination-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with an indwelling ureteral stent immediately after ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) for upper urinary calculi. We compared the effects of loop-tail and pigtail ureteral stents on urination-related QoL. Materials and Methods Of 135 patients who underwent URSL between May 2014 and March 2015 at our hospital, we retrospecti...

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OBJECTIVES To evaluate semirigid retrograde ureteroscopy complications on a significant series of patients and to establish the factors associated with the occurrence of intraoperative complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between June 1994 and June 2013, 8150 semirigid ureteroscopic procedures for ureteral lithiasis were performed in 7456 patients. We used semirigid ureteroscopes(8 9.8F Wolf, ...

PURPOSE We performed a prospective, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the outcome of ureteral stents for solitary ureteral stones 2 cm or less in moderately or severely obstructed systems using shock wave lithotripsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 2001 and 2004, 186 patients who met study criteria were randomized into 2 groups. Group 1 received a pre-shock wave lithotripsy 6Fr Double-J st...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endoscopic lithotripsy is often prolonged secondary to the retrograde migration of calculous fragments. Various balloons, baskets, and other devices have been used to prevent this migration. Our purpose is to analyze the effect of the Accordion(®) on stone migration and overall efficiency during lithotripsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively evaluated 21 patients wi...

INTRODUCTION Forgotten‎or‎retained‎surgical‎gauze‎or‎pad‎in‎the‎abdominal‎or‎pelvic‎cavity‎after‎an‎ operation‎ is‎named‎gossypiboma.‎The‎other‎ synonyms‎ for‎gossypiboma‎are‎ textiloma,‎cottonoid,‎gauzoma‎and‎muslinoma.(1,2)‎Removal‎of‎surgical‎gauzes‎or‎instruments‎by‎laparoscopic‎surgery‎has‎already‎been‎done‎and‎reported.(3-7) Herein, we present a case‎of‎abdominal‎gossypiboma‎four‎years‎af...

Rev Assoc Med Bras 2009; 2010; 56(1): 723-8 *Correspondence: Rua Barata Ribeiro, No 490 Sala 25 – Bela Vista São Paulo – Sp, Brazil Cep: 01309-000 AbstrACt Objective. To review developments in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary lithiasis. MethOds. A review of the most important articles on the subject published in Medline indexed periodicals between 1979 and 2009. Results. Stones occur with...

71 Ureteral Obstruction IntRoduCtIon The ureters are fibromuscular ducts carrying urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder by peristaltic activity, which is transmitted from one muscle cell to the next (1). The ureters originate in the renal pelvices and travel retroperitoneally along the aorta and vena cava towards the urinary bladder. Near the pelvis they join the lateral ligament of the ...