title: [Endoscopic treatment of ureteral calculi].
abstract: At least 4/5 of all ureteric calculi, which until recently required open ureterolithotomy, can today be managed successfully with endoscopic techniques, in particular ureterorenoscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. Using these techniques in 131 reno-ureteral units of 128 patients a success rate of 84% was achieved, which was not influenced by the position of the stone within the ureter or the sex of the patient. With minimal morbidity and a mean postoperative hospitalization of 4.5 days only 2 patients experienced complications requiring a surgical intervention. The routine insertion of an internal double-J-ureteric stent after ureteroscopy significantly reduced hospitalization.
mesh_terms: D019723:Endoscopes; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014567:Urography
vernacular_title: Die endoskopische Behandlung des Uretersteins.