2006•China Journal of EndoscopyRequires access
Transureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy in treatment of ureteral calculi (report of 268 cases)
Wang Chong-nan
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Abstract
[Objective] To explore the clinical effects of ureteroscope pneumatic lithotrity for the treatment of ureteral calculi. [Methods] 268 cases of ureteral calculi treated with ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy from January 2000 to June 2004 were studied retrospectively. [Results] Stones were successfully fragmented on one session in 89.9% of the cases(241/268). Complications were observed in 4.1% of the cases (11/268), including 9 cases of ureteral perforation and 2 cases of urinary infection. [Conclusions] Transureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy is safe, effective and minimally invasive, being probably the first choice of treatment for the middle and lower ureteral stone.