Ectopic ureter is one of the most common urinary tract anomalies. We, herein, present a case of a giant ureter with ectopic orifice, mimicking pelvic organ prolapse, which is the first in the literature. A 59-year-old female patient presenting with frequently recurrent urinary tract infection had grade 3 pelvic organ prolapse. On examination, the organ producing the appearance of prolapse was f...

PURPOSE To evaluate the distribution of ureteral stones and to determine their characteristics and expulsion rate based on their location. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed computed tomography (CT) findings of 246 patients who visited our Emergency Department (ED) for renal colic caused by unilateral ureteral stones between January 2013 and April 2014. Histograms were construc...

BACKGROUND Ureteroscopy has traditionally been the preferred approach for treatment of distal and midureteral stones, with shock wave lithotripsy used for proximal ureteral stones. OBJECTIVE To describe the differences in the treatment and outcomes of ureteroscopic stones in different locations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective data were collected by the Clinical Research Offic...

Introduction: Flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) is an endoscopic procedure for the minimally invasive treatment of ureteral and renal calculi. Due to improvements in technique and ureteroscopic instrumentation over the past two decades, complications associated with URS are infrequent. However, in the event of an unexpected device malfunction or failure, the operating surgeon must employ prompt, res...

To the Editor: Spontaneous ureteral rupture is rare, and urolithiasis is the most common cause.[1,2] The underlying mechanism may be the pressure around the ureteral wall due to stone impaction or a tear during the stone passage. Smaller distal stones exert higher intraureteral pressures than do larger proximal stones because of the greater length of obstructed ureter and the smaller diameter o...

Diclofenac sodium, one of the prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors was evaluated in terms of passage or movement of ureteric stones upto the size of 0.5 cm in a series of 80 patients. Forty-six (57.5%) patients passed the stone within a period of 4 weeks. This frequency of stone passage was significantly higher when compared with stone passage of similar size in other series (P less than 0.001). ...

Objective: To evaluate success rate, auxiliary procedures and complications associated with ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy of ureteric stones. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among 100 patients between May 2011 and July 2013. The mean age of the patients was 32 ± 3 years. Ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy was performed using rigid Wolf ureteroscope and Swiss Lithoclast dev...

PURPOSE To define a method of stabilizing stones during extracorporeal (SWL) and intracorporeal lithotripsy with a thermosensitive polymer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a thermosensitive polymer that is either a liquid or a gel, depending on the temperature, both calcium oxalate and plaster of Paris phantom stones were placed in the polymer gel or saline, and SWL was performed. Comparisons wer...

We report herein the management of a challenging case due to anatomic and stone-related complications in a 37-month-old Caucasian toddler with megacalycosis and complex stone in the left kidney and duplicated ureter on the right side.

INTRODUCTION We analyze our recent results and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of bilateral single-session ureterorenoscopy (URS) for bilateral ureteral stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS 55 patients underwent URS with pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) for bilateral stones. 61 (55.5%), 28 (25.4%) and 21 (19.1%) stones were located in the lower, middle and upper ureter, respectively. RESULTS Of ...