OBJECTIVE Urinary lithiasis affects between five and 10% of the human population during their lifetime, only 2-3% of whom are children. Therapy of urolithiasis in the pediatric age group with minimally invasive methodology represents an attractive alternative. This study presents results of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, a minimally invasive methodology, for the treatment of urinary lith...

We report a case of retained Double J ureteral stent with huge, multiple calculi at both ends in a 10-year-old female child. The renal and bladder calculi were managed by percutaneous nephrolithotomy and percutaneous cystolitholapaxy in a single sitting.

Spontaneous ureteric rupture (SUR) is an unusual entity associated with perinephric or retroperitoneal extravasation of urine. Patients with SUR are often presented with severe and progressive abdominal or flank pain. It is commonly related to the obstruction of genitourinary system, among which urinary calculi represents the most frequent cause. Prostate cancer with ureteral orifice invasion c...

AIM To present the point of technique of robotic distal ureterectomy under cystoscopic guidance with pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLND), ureteral reconstruction with and without a psoas hitch in patients with distal ureteral urothelial cancer (DUCC) and to review the current literature. METHODS The various steps of operative technique of robotic PLND, distal ureterectomy under cystoscopic guidance...

OBJECTIVE To determine the safety and efficacy of ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) for the clearance of ureteral calculi (UC). STUDY DESIGN Experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Urology, KRL Hospital, Islamabad, from March 2006 till December 2008. METHODOLOGY Ureteroscopic PL was performed on 104 patients with ureteric calculus measuring > 6 mm; using Swiss...