Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Impacted Upper Ureteral Stones: A Prospective Randomized Comparison Between Stented and Non-stented Techniques

Urology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-50

  Ghoneim, Islam A ^a   El Ghoneimy, Mohamed N ^a   El Naggar, Ashraf E ^b   Hammoud, Khaled M ^a   El Gammal, Mohamed Y ^a   Morsi, Ahmed A ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b Ahmed Maher Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URETER STENT; URETER STONE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; URETERAL CALCULI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249097318     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.071     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Gordetsky J., and O'Brien J. Urology and the scientific method in ancient Egypt. Urology 73 (2009) 476-479
2. Segura J.W., Preminger G.M., Assimos D.G., et al., Ureteral Stones Clinical Guidelines Panel. Summary report on the management of ureteral calculi. The American Urological Association. J Urol 158 (1997) 1915-1921
3. Chaussy C.G., and Fuchs G.J. Current state and future developments of noninvasive treatment of human urinary stones with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. J Urol 141 (1989) 782-789
4. Mueller S.C., Wilbert D., Thueroff J.W., et al. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of ureteral stones: clinical experience and experimental findings. J Urol 135 (1986) 831-834
5. Tiselius H.G., Ackermann D., Alken P., et al. Guidelines on urolithiasis. Eur Urol 40 (2001) 362-371
6. Whitfield H.N. The management of ureteric stones. Part II: Therapy. BJU Int 84 (1999) 916-921
7. Joshi H.B., Obadeyi O.O., and Rao P.N. A comparative analysis of nephrostomy, JJ stent and urgent in-situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for obstructing ureteric stones. Br J Urol 84 (1999) 264-269
8. Delvecchio F.C., and Preminger G.M. Management of residual stones. Urol Clin North Am 27 (2000) 347-354
9. Joshi H.B., Newns N., Stainthorpe A., et al. Ureteral stent symptom questionnaire: development and validation of a multidimensional quality of life measure. J Urol 169 (2003) 1060-1064
10. Danuser H., Ackermann D.K., Marth D.C., et al. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in situ or after push-up for upper ureteral calculi: a prospective randomized trial. J Urol 150 (1993) 824-826
11. Chandhoke P.S., Barqawi A.Z., Wernecke C., et al. A randomized outcomes trial of ureteral stents for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of solitary kidney or proximal ureteral stones. J Urol 167 (2002) 1981-1983
12. Morgentaler A., Bridge S.S., and Dretler S.P. Management of the impacted ureteral calculus. J Urol 143 (1999) 263-266
13. Cass A.S. Do upper ureteral stones need to be manipulated into the kidney before extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. J Urol 147 (1992) 349-351
14. El-Assmy A., El-Nahas A.R., and Sheir K.Z. Is pre-shock wave lithotripsy stenting necessary for ureteral stones with moderate or severe hydronephrosis?. J Urol 176 (2006) 2059-2062
15. Winters J.C., and Macaluso Jr. J.N. Ungated Medstone outpatient lithotripsy. J Urol 153 3 Pt. 1 (1995) 593-595
16. Arrabal-Polo M.A., Arrabal-Martín M., Miján-Ortiz J.L., et al. Treatment of ureteric lithiasis with retrograde ureteroscopy and holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy vs extracorporeal lithotripsy. BJU Int (2009) in press.
17. Mokhmalji H., Braun P.M., Portillo F.J., et al. Percutaneous nephrostomy versus ureteral stents for diversion of hydronephrosis caused by stones: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. J Urol 165 (2000) 1088-1092
18. Joshi H.B., Stainthorpe A., MacDonagh R.P., et al. Indwelling ureteral stents: evaluation of symptoms, quality of life and utility. J Urol 169 (2003) 1065-1069
19. Singh I., Gupta N.P., Hemal A.K., et al. Impact of power index, hydroureteronephrosis, stone size, and composition on the efficacy of in-situ boosted ESWL for primary proximal ureteral calculi. Urology 58 (2001) 16-22
20. Farsi A.M.H., Mosli A.H., Alzimaity M., et al. In-situ ESWL for primary ureteric calculi. Urology 43 (1994) 776-781
21. Joshi H.B., Chitale S.V., Nagarajan M., et al. A prospective randomized single-blind comparison of ureteral stents composed of firm and soft polymer. J Urol 174 (2005) 2303-2306