title: J-wire facilitates retrograde manipulation of ureteric calculi prior to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
abstract: During a 13-month period, 55 patients underwent attempted retrograde manipulation for ureteric lying above the pelvic brim. The mean stone burden was 11 mm (range 5-21); 41 stones (75%) were primary ureteric calculi and 14 (25%) were fragments resulting from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to renal calculi. The method of retrograde manipulation was recorded prospectively. Retrograde flushing through an 8F angiography catheter with a mixture of saline and lignocaine gel was successful in 27 patients (49%). The insertion of a J-wire through the angiocath allowed for successful manipulation in a further 17 patients (31%). Retrograde manipulation was impossible in 11 patients (20%). There were 4 complications (7%), none attributable to the use of a J-wire.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Lithotriptor Centre, Deaconess Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Parr
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tolley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*