Management of ureteral calculi

Recent advances in management of ureteral calculi

The management of patients with urinary tract stone disease has changed dramatically over recent years, with current treatment modalities focused on their minimal invasiveness. In this article we will discuss the recent advances in the field of urolithiasis management, with a focus on medical expulsive therapy, extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy.

Guideline for the Management of Ureteral Calculi

Efficacy and Safety of Emergency Ureteroscopic Management of Ureteral Calculi

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ureteroscopic management of ureteral stones immediately after a first colic attack. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of 226 patients with obstructive ureteral stones who underwent ureteroscopy with stone retrieval. The 67 patients in group A underwent ureteroscopy within 48 hours of admission to our emergency departm...

2007 guideline for the management of ureteral calculi.

Ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy of impacted ureteral calculi.

INTRODUCTION This work evaluates the results of ureteroscopic treatment of impacted ureteral stones with a pneumatic lithotripter. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 1997 to May 2002, 42 patients with impacted ureteral stones were treated by retrograde ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy. Twenty-eight patients were female and 14 were male. The stone size ranged from 5 to 20 mm. The ureteral sit...