Ureteral calculi secondary to a gradually migrated acupuncture needle

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.

Leucocytosis and severe pain due to ureteral calculi.

We reviewed the outcome of 300 cases without urinary tract infections to determine the relationship between leucocytosis and severe pain due to ureteral calculi. Leucocytosis above 9,000 cells per cmm was seen in 87.7% of the cases. Many patients (61%) had a leucocyte count between 9,000 and 12,000, but none had that exceeding 22,000. This leucocytosis can be attributed to a transient distribut...

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...

Blind-ending ureteral duplication with calculi.

Blind-ending ureteral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary system, with only a few cases reported in the literature.1 The anomaly is diagnosed three times more frequently in women than in men, and twice as often on the right side. It has also been reported in twins and sisters.2 The majority of cases are diagnosed in the third or fourth decade of life. Many of these blind seg...

Guideline for the Management of Ureteral Calculi