title: Transurethral ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy and retrieval of ureteric calculi under local anaesthesia and sedation.
abstract: Under strict indications, ureterorenoscopic (URS) lithotripsy was used to treat ureteric calculi in 61 patients under local anaesthesia and sedation in a 2-year period ending November 1988. Assessments of success and discomfort of the procedure were made. Stone retrieval was accomplished in 48 patients (78% success rate) and a mean pain score of 6 was recorded in a scale from 0 to 10. It was concluded that performing URS under local anaesthesia is an acceptable alternative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fenn
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D003975:Diazepam; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014521:Urethra
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D003975:Diazepam