1. Complementary Ureterorenoscopy after extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in proximal ureteral stones: success and complications
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Erhan Demirelli, Ercan Öğreden, Doğan Sabri Tok, Özay Demiray, Mehmet Karadayi, and Ural Oğuz
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Treatment Outcome ,Ureteral Calculi ,Lithotripsy ,Ureteral calculi ,Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy ,Ureteroscopy ,Humans ,General Medicine ,Mucosal laceration ,Lacerations ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy application on the success and complications of ureteroscopic lithotripsy in proximal ureter stones. METHODS: The data of 87 patients who did not respond to shock wave lithotripsy and underwent ureteroscopic lithotripsy were retrospectively analyzed and classified as group I, and 99 patients who received ureteroscopic lithotripsy as primary treatment were classified as group II. Demographic features, response to treatment, and preoperative and postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: There was no difference between the two groups in terms of gender, operation times, stone sizes, and ureteroscope diameters. (p>0.05). Infective complications such as postoperative fever, pyelonephritis, and urosepsis were similar in both groups (p=0.142, p=0.291, and p=0.948). Stone migration was observed in 10 (11.5%) and 6 (6.1%) patients in groups I and II, respectively (p=0.291). Impacted stone was seen in 47 (54%) patients in group I and in 15 (15.2%) patients in group II (p more...
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- 2022
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