Removal of upper urinary tract calculi with flexible ureteropyeloscopy

Flexible ureteropyeloscopy is an endoscopic technique which can give access to theentire intrarenal collecting system. Retrieval instruments or lithotriptors, electrohydraulic or pulsed dye laser, can be employed. In 70 patients, 72 procedures were used to treat 77 calculi. The calculus could be rea...

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Published inUrology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 412 - 416
Main Author Bagley, Demetrius H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.1990
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Endoscopes
Endoscopy - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Ureteral Calculi - therapy
Urinary lithiasis
Human
Urinary system disease
Instrumentation therapy
Urinary tract disease
Urinary tract
Shock wave
Dye laser
Treatment
Desintegration
Laser
Lithiasis
Calculation
Extraction
Endoscopy
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Summary:Flexible ureteropyeloscopy is an endoscopic technique which can give access to theentire intrarenal collecting system. Retrieval instruments or lithotriptors, electrohydraulic or pulsed dye laser, can be employed. In 70 patients, 72 procedures were used to treat 77 calculi. The calculus could be reached in each patient. Previous treatment included shock-wave lithotripsy or attempts at repositioning and open surgical exploration. There were multiple calculi in 18 patients, and 3 patients weighed more than 300 pounds. Calculi were successfully removed or moved to the distal ureter in 62 of 77 cases (80.5 %). The success rate was better with mid or proximal ureteral stones and renal pelvic stones than distal calculi. In 21 patients lithotripsy was employed. Flexible ureteropyeloscopy can be utilized for the successful treatment of upper urinary tract calculi.
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ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/0090-4295(90)80083-Y