title: [Treatment of ureteral lithiasis using rigid ureteroscopy].
abstract: The authors report 46 cases of rigid ureteroscopy for ureteral stone removal. Ureteroscopy procedures for extraction of lithiasis are the next-ones: stone forceps, stone basket, ultrasonic lithotripsy and electrohydraulic lithotripsy. Manipulation of calculi is done under direct vision. A success rate of ureteroscopy was of 89% (41 patients). All of the patients with stone removal failure underwent immediate operative intervention (open ureterolithotomy in 4 patients and ureteral reimplantation in 1). The best results were obtained for distal calculi (pelvic lithiasis): success rate of 91.4%. The success rate of lumbar lithiasis was of 87.5% and of iliac lithiasis of 66.7%. Complications did not preclude a successful stone manipulation. These results are compared with other series and procedures for stone extraction are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Urologique, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pontonnier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Centa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ioualalen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gautier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Traitement des lithiases urétérales par urétéroscopie rigide.