30 cases of obstructing proximal ureteral stones at the level of l3-l5 which could not be pushed back into the pelvis and passed by a guide wire under epidural anesthesia, were removed percutaneously with the rigid ureteroscope. multiple stones in one ureter, bilateral ureteral stones and a ureteral stone of a solitary kidney were removed successfully in one session showing the reliability and ...

Ureteral stictures cross a broad range of severity and can arise from infectious, iatrogenic, and disease-related sources. These can be amongst the most difficult urologic diseases to treat effectively. In this session, we will review various treatment options that can be applied effectively to improving treatment outcomes.

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The author has reported the management of a large group of forgotten ureteral stents. The paper has a capacity to remind the complications of missed stents. The paper entitled " Combined Percutaneous and Transurethral Lithotripsy for Forgotten Ureteral Stents with Giant En...

PURPOSE We report the clinical characteristics and the principles of laparoscopic management of ureteral endometriosis at our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients with ureteral endometriosis. RESULTS Preoperatively 97% of patients complained of pain but only a third had urinary symptoms. The left ureter was affected in 64% of cases and diseas...

double-j (dj) stents are the main tools used in urological practice for prevention and treatment of obstruction. stenting is also mandatory after complicated ureteroscopy or tul (transureteral lithotripsy). known complications are upper migration of dj stents into the kidney and lower migration to the bladder. in a man with an impacted right lower ureteral stone, a dj stent was placed because t...

PURPOSE We review our experience using a new and easily removable ureteral catheter in patients who underwent complicated ureteral reimplantation. Our goal was to shorten hospital stay and lower anxiety during catheter removal without fear of postoperative ureteral obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between April 2009 and September 2010, nine patients who underwent our new method of catheter ...

PURPOSE We undertook this study to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, management, and outcome of postoperative ureteral obstruction after endoscopic treatment for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety patients undergoing endoscopic treatment for VUR were retrospectively reviewed and classified into two groups according to ureteral obstruction: the nonobstruction group (...

from july, 1987 to oct, 1989 , 104 patients underwent 111 transurethral ureteroscopy procedures at the air force medical center. all intramural ureters were dilated by flexible metal dilators. the overall success rate for ureteral stone removal was 95.8 per cent. ureteroscopy was done for evaluation of gross hematuria, strictures, ureteral stent, and ureteral and pyelocalyceal tumors. the overa...

OBJECTIVE To report our experience with silent ureteral stones and expose their true influence on renal function. METHODS We analyzed 506 patients who had undergone ureterolithotripsy from January 2005 to May 2010. Silent ureteral stones were calculi found in the absence of any specific or subjective ureteral stone-related symptoms. Of the 506 patients, 27 (5.3%) met these criteria (global co...

The possible role of JC virus in determining urinary tract involvement has only recently been recognized. case a man with laboratory-confirmed replication the urine after maintenance schedule rituximab administered for lymphoproliferative disorder is reported herein. patient developed severe renal and impairment, characterized by onset nephropathy, bilateral ureteral strictures, serious reducti...