Percutaneous endoscopic ureterolithotomy of two different stones in a single session.
The authors report a rare case of percutaneous endoscopic ureterolithotomy of 2 ureteral stones. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL) treatment of the renal stone was performed. The stone was crushed into 2 pieces, with 1 of them located in the upper part, and the other in the middle part of the ureter. Further SWL treatments and ureteroscopy were unsuccessful. The authors then decided to perform a percutaneous ureterolithotomy. In conclusion, percutaneous ureterolithotomy is a good choice of treatment, when ureteral stones cannot be removed by SWL or ureteroscopy.
Berczi
Csaba
C
Department of Urology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. berczi@dote.hu
Lorincz
Laszlo
L
Szucs
Miklos
M
Tallai
Bela
B
Flasko
Tibor
T
Toth
Csaba
C
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D018666:Ureteroscopy