title: [Rigid ureteroscopy: the indications and results in 154 patients].
abstract: We analyzed the indications and results of rigid ureteroscopy performed in 154 consecutive patients. Treatment of ureteral lithiasis was the main indication. Success rate for this procedure was 95.4%. Evaluation of hematuria and treatment of ureteral stenosis constituted most of the remaining indications for the procedure.
authors: Unidad de Urología, Clínica Santa María, Santiago de Chile.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Castillo
authors: R
authors: R
authors: van Cauwelaert
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Aguirre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014513:Ureter; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Ureteroscopía rígida: indicaciones y resultados en 154 pacientes.