OBJECTIVE To assess outcomes of ureteroscopy for treatment of stone disease in the elderly. Ureteroscopy (URS) is an increasingly popular treatment modality for urolithiasis and its applications are ever expanding with the development of newer technologies. Its feasibility and outcomes within the elderly population to our knowledge remain under-reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined the ...

Introduction of retrograde flexible ureteroscopy represented a leap forward in upper urinary tract endourology. Nowadays, areas of the pyelocaliceal system accessible otherwise only by percutaneous or open surgery, can be approached in a retrograde fashion, using the anatomical pathways. The flexible ureteroscopes evolved from the limited deflectable first generation ones to the digital very ma...

OBJECTIVE To determine the outcomes of pediatric patients who underwent ureteroscopic removal of ureteric stones in terms of stone free rates and complications. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Urology Department at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, from January 2012 to December 2014. METHODOLOGY A retrospective analysis of 37 patients, who underwen...

Objective: The current gold standard for the diagnosis of ureteric stones in patients with a stent situ is ureteroscopy but this study planned to determine positive predictive value computerized tomography (CT) scan among such patients. Methods: This involved who had ureteral and were referred re-evaluation residual after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. These underwent CT-scan detection ...

OBJECTIVES To present our series of patients with ureteral stent encrustation and give indwelling times and management. Encrustation is one of the most serious complications of ureteral stents. METHODS A retrospective review was undertaken of all encrusted stents during a 4-year period. The inclusion criterion was a stent that required some form of intervention above the ureteral orifice to r...

PURPOSE We reviewed treatment outcomes in a series of aviation pilots treated in the era of modern surgical techniques and provide recommendations regarding treatment in this unique group. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the records of all aviation pilots surgically treated for urinary calculi at our 4 tertiary stone centers from January 1988 to June 2000. Preoperative data ...

INTRODUCTION Paraplegic patients are at greater risk of developing complications following ureteroscopic lithotripsy because of urine infection associated with neuropathic bladder, difficulties in access due to altered anatomy of urinary bladder and urethra, spinal curvature, spasticity, and contractures. We report the occurrence of large subcapsular hematoma following ureteroscopy and discuss ...

INTRODUCTION To determine the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of diagnostic and therapeutic ureteroscopy in renal allograft ureters. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed 1560 consecutive renal allografts have been preformed between June 1989 and February 2002.Twenty-eight patients (1.8%) had indication for endoscopic procedure on allograft ureter. Six patients had obstructive ureteral calculi ...

Objectives To evaluate the impact of silodosin on stages flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS) procedures, complications, and stone-free rate (SFR).Patients Methods A prospective, randomized, controlled comparison research was conducted 106 patients who were randomly allocated into two groups: study group (52 patients) received F-URS with preoperative daily uptake 8 mg for 10 days, control (54 F- URS w...