title: Treatment of upper ureteral stones.
abstract: From September 1984 to March 1986, 70 patients with upper ureteral stones were treated in our institution. 43 patients underwent endoscopic procedures including retrograde ureterorenoscopy, antegrade ureterorenoscopy and percutaneous surgery. A second group of 27 patients was treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The overall success rate was 74.5 and 85% for the endoscopic and the ESWL groups, respectively. Obstruction and dilatation of the renal collecting system seemed to play a major role in the failure of either endoscopic or ESWL treatment.
authors: Department of Urology and Transplantation, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sanseverino
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Canton
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Salas
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Martin
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gelet
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Dubernard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*