title: [Transurethral ureterolithotripsy using a rigid ureteroscope].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonomura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: 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