Tips and Tricks in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones
Fig. 12.1 Fluoroscopic image of balloon dilation of distal right ureter Dilation may also be carried out with small caliber (10–14Fr) ureteral dilators, with a 10Fr dual lumen catheter (which…
Semirigid Ureteroscopy for Ureteral Calculi
Fig. 7.1 Table set-up for SRURS: 1 Guide wires, 2 Irrigation tubing, 3 Cystoscope and semirigid ureteroscope, 4 Light cord, 5 Video camera (clockwise from top left) Room set up…
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Antegrade Ureteroscopy
Fig. 9.1 Image of a female patient with an obstructing distal stone in the common ureter of her ureterosigmoidostomy. She was treated successfully with antegrade ureteroscopy Fig. 9.2 Seventy-eight year…
Future Directions
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Sutchin R. Patel and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)Ureteral Stone Management10.1007/978-3-319-08792-4_16 16. Future Directions Sutchin R. Patel1 and Stephen Y. Nakada1 (1) Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison,…
Complications in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones: Prevention and Management
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Sutchin R. Patel and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)Ureteral Stone Management10.1007/978-3-319-08792-4_15 15. Complications in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones: Prevention and Management Stavros Sfoungaristos1 and Mordechai Duvdevani2 (1) Department of Urology, Hadassah Hebrew…
Ureteral Stents
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Sutchin R. Patel and Stephen Y. Nakada (eds.)Ureteral Stone Management10.1007/978-3-319-08792-4_10 10. Ureteral Stents Ben H. Chew1 , Ryan F. Paterson1 and Dirk Lange2 (1) Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Level 6 – 2775…
Selecting the Appropriate Treatment Modality for Ureteral Calculi
Study (ref) Year F/U Patients SWL lithotriptor URS/lithotripsy Mean stone size SFR URS SFR SWL Comp URS Comp SWL Lee et al. [73] 2006 NR 20 URS, 22 SWL Siemen…
Shock Wave Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Ureteral Stones
Localization Size (mm) SWL Ureteroscopy No. of patients SFR (95 % CI) No. of patients SFR (95 % CI) Distal ureter <10 1,684 86 % (80–91) 2,013 97 % (96–98)…
Radiation Exposure to the Patient and the Urologist
Study Dose range Standard non-contrast CT 8–16 mSv [7] CT urogram 9.73 mSv [10] Low dose CT 1.4–3 mSv [7, 11–14] Ultra-low dose CT 0.5–0.91 mSv [18, 19] Plain abdominal…
History of the Treatment of Ureteral Calculi
Specific gravity Permeability to X-ray Density of shadow Calcium oxalate Biliary calculi Calcium oxalate Uric acid Uric acid Phosphates Phosphates Phosphates Uric acid Biliary calculi Calcium oxalate Biliary calculi One…
