PURPOSE To study the efficiency and safety of holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy for ureteral stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS A series of 188 patients with 208 ureteral stones were treated with semirigid ureteroscopy and holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy from January 2003 to December 2005. Of the stones, 116 were lower ureteral, 37 middle ureteral, and 55 upper ureteral. RESULTS The success rate was 92...

Surgical treatment of primary obstructive megaureter is generally recommended when ureteral dilatation is likely to contribute to symptoms such as pyelonephritis or calculi. The authors' objective for this study was to present the surgical results performing ureteral reimplantation, combined with modified Lich-Gregoir antireflux procedure (using anchoring stitch) over a 10 year period. The aver...

Cent European J Urol 2015; 68: 197-198 doi: 10.5173/ceju.2015.e100 Editorial referring to the papers: Alkan E, Turan M, Ozkanli O. Combined ureterorenoscopy for ureteral and renal calculi is not associated with adverse outcomes. Cent European J Urol. 2015; 68: 187-192, and: Drake T, Ali A, Somani BK. Feasibility and safety of bilateral same-session flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) for renal and ure...