Ureteral Stone Articles

In recent years, the incidence of urinary stone disease reportedly has been increasing. The use of shockwave lithotripsy has seen low success rates, the inefficacy of a single session, and the need for general anaesthesia in children; additionally, children are exposed to radiation.

To determine if management of ureteric stones in the United Kingdom changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether this affected patient outcomes.

We conducted a multicentre retrospective study of adults with CT-proven ureteric stone disease at 39 UK hospitals during a pre-pandemic period (23/3/19 to 22/6/19) and a period during the pandemic (the 3-month period after the first SARS-CoV-2 case at individual sites).

Almost half of the patients have had recurrent nephrolithiasis despite undergoing effective treatment. Our objective is to determine the recurrence rate of lithiasis after endourological management of nephrolithiasis and identify the risk factors for these recurrences.

To characterize the rate of febrile urinary tract infections (UTI) after ureteroscopy in patients with neurogenic bladder compared to those with physiologically normal bladders. While generally considered safe and effective, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that patients with neurogenic bladder are at increased risk of infectious complications following ureteroscopy.

Health related quality-of-life is increasingly important in quality improvement efforts for medical conditions but has proved challenging to measure for urolithiasis given the distinct chronic and acute phases of this disease.

This systematic review and meta-analysis were designed to evaluated the efficacy and safety of stented versus stentless laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (LU).

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis that included six trials that investigated the outcomes, including the rate of prolonged urine leakage, operative time, time to drain removal, and estimated blood loss, between stented versus stentless LU.

Introduction The aim of this study was to present our results regarding the feasibility and possible complications of 4.5 Fr semi-rigid ureterorenoscopy (URS) treatments in pediatric patients. Methods The files and computer records of a total of 33 pediatric patients (20 males and 13 females), who underwent URS procedures for ureteral stones > 5 mm between January 2013 and June 2017, were retrospectively reviewed.

The aim of this study is to compare the maximum stone diameter of ureteral stones in the coronal plane to the axial and determine the clinical significance of the coronal diameter.

A retrospective chart review was performed on patients seen in clinic between September 2013 and November 2015.

Background: Urinary stone disease in cross-fused renal ectopia is rare and the aberrant anatomy poses challenges to treatment options. The available literature on treatment modalities remains limited.