[Transurethral ureterolithotripsy using a rigid ureteroscope].
Eighty patients with ureteral stones underwent transurethral ureterolithotripsy using a rigid ureteroscope. In 68 of the patients (85%), the stones were removed successfully. Most of the 12 failures were removed by a percutaneous approach. The main complications of transurethral ureterolithotripsy were high fever (35%), ureteral injury (10%) and ureteral stricture (1.6%). Ureteroscopic procedures are thought to be useful in stone removal and diagnostic evaluation of abnormality of upper urinary tract.
Takeuchi
H
H
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
Kuo
Y J
YJ
Ueda
M
M
Matsuda
T
T
Nonomura
M
M
Nishio
Y
Y
Nishimura
K
K
Hida
S
S
Oishi
K
K
Okada
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014521:Urethra