Fig. 11.1 Guidewires (Straight tip and Angle Tip, both Boston Scientific Glidewire) More recently, hybrid guidewires have been introduced, which combine the beneficial properties of multiple types of wires (e.g….
Fig. 14.1 Treatment of a ureteral stone with distal ureteral stricture Pre-operative Considerations Patients with a history of difficult or impacted stones, multiple prior ureteroscopies, abdominal surgeries or radiation therapy…
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…
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…
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…
© 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,…
© 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…
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…
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…
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…
