Surgery is standard management for patients with Mirizzi syndrome. In cases of Mirizzi syndrome type II, laparoscopic surgery is evenmore complicated because of the cholecystocholedochal fistula. Endoscopic treatment for Mirizzi syndrome is still controversial except to relieve a bile duct obstruction [1,2]. This report describes a successful endoscopic treatment for Mirizzi syndrome type II wi...

Pneumatic Lithotripsy (PL) is considered effective in fragmenting hard stones, and this procedure can also be performed transurethrally percutaneously on large stones. This study aimed to see the percentage of Stone Free Rate (SFR) by administering force diuretics ureteral stones that were crushed using PL. Previous studies have found intravenous loop diuretic administration effective, safe, ef...

conclusions bladder perforation and stones are rare examples of complications in v-p surgical procedures. controlling the effective length of the terminal v-p shunt and modifying it appropriately can effectively reduce these complications. case presentation we report on a 38-year-old male who had hydrocephalus and v-p shunt for 12 years. two years ago, he found himself with recurrent urinary tr...

To evaluate the impact of ureteral stenting history to the outcomes of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, we retrospectively analysed patients who underwent shockwave lithotripsy with Dornier Gemini lithotripter between September 2010 and August 2012. Forty seven patients (group A) who had a double J stent which was removed just before the procedure were matched-paired with another 47 patien...