An 11-year-old female consulted our department with complaints of urinary incontinence and pyuria. She had had a cloacal repair 7 years ago. The radiograph showed four stones in the pelvis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed two diverticula next to the urethra and several low intensity masses in one diverticulum were regarded as stones. Voiding cystourethrography showed normal urinary bladder co...

Introduction. Treatment of the patients with large volume BPH and bladder stones is an urgent problem endoscopic treatment. The aim study to evaluate possibility simultaneous enucleation prostate cystolithotripsy using thulium fiber laser. Material methods. Operated on 43 aged 69,1 (61-79), 98,5 (83-155) cm3 16,5 (5-35) mm. Results. total operation time was average 101,5 (45-158) minutes, morce...

Bladder stones account for ~5% of all urinary tract stones and are associated with bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic or augmented bladders, infection or foreign bodies. Small bladder stones can be managed efficiently by transurethral methods and larger stones by open or laparoscopic approaches. However, the optimal management of multiple intermediate sized stones is controversial. Options ...

One of the most commonly performed invasive procedures in hospitalized patients is urethral catheterization with a Foley catheter [1]. It has been estimated that 10–15 % of hospitalized patients will undergo Foley catheter drainage at some time during their admission [2]. Foley catheters are used routinely for both shortand long-term drainage of the urinary bladder and have been associated with...

Objective: To investigate the clinical data of 80 cases with upper urethral stones and kidney stones under minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and assess the safety, efficacy, feasibility, economic and clinical application value of local anesthesia for this surgery. Methods: 80 cases were randomly divided into observation group and control group (40 cases in each group). The obser...

Background: Continent diversions have since been performed with increasing frequency since the 1950s, with some providers espousing the use of orthotopic diversions as being the new gold standard. However, patients must be counseled to take great care in the maintenance of their diversions because of complications such as metabolic abnormalities, pouch stones, and mucus retention. Case Report: ...

A 60-year-old man visited our hospital with complaints of micturition pain and interruption of urinary stream. X-ray examinations were performed, showing no bladder and urethral stone. However, KUB revealed bilateral multiple renal stones. Excretory urography showed a horseshoe kidney and a concentration of the contrast medium in the ectatic tubules at the pyramidal apices. Calculi were also lo...