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Emergent versus delayed lithotripsy for obstructing ureteral stones: a cumulative analysis of comparative studies [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To analyze the current evidence on the use of ureteroscopy (URS) and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the management of obstructing ureteral stones in emergent setting. Methods A systematic literature review was performed up
A Kumar, AR Jadad, B Tombal, C Deliveliotis, C Türk, C Türk, CA Dauw, D Dindo, FC Torricelli, G Lucarelli, HB Joshi, HJ Choi, I Ouzaid, JH Youn, JJ Rassweiler, JM Cummings, JM Hollingsworth, JM Teichman, K Sarica, K Zargar-Shoshtari, L Osorio, M Monga, M Sio De, M Zwahlen, MA Al-Ghazo, NJ Parr, PJ Wright, RH Blackwell, S Guercio, S Kravchick, S Uguz, SC Mueller, SC Picozzi, SC Picozzi, SP Hozo, SS Panesar, X Cui, YS Matani   +37 more
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Biliary and pancreatic lithotripsy devices

VideoGIE, 2018
Background and Aims: Lithotripsy is a procedure for fragmentation or destruction of stones to facilitate their removal or passage from the biliary or pancreatic ducts.
Rabindra R. Watson, MD, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, MPH, FASGE, Harry R. Aslanian, MD, FASGE, Adam J. Goodman, MD, FASGE, David R. Lichtenstein, MD, FASGE, Joshua Melson, MD, FASGE, Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, Rahul Pannala, MD, MPH, FASGE, Amrita Sethi, MD, FASGE, Shelby A. Sullivan, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, Guru Trikudanathan, MD, Arvind J. Trindade, MD, John T. Maple, DO, FASGE, Chair   +13 more
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Multimodality Treatment of Bile Duct Stone [PDF]

, 2009
Gallstone and bile duct stone is a common disease and affects people from every society, race, age and gender. Advance in medicine has led us to a new paradigm of bile duct stone treatment.
Hakiki, A. (Arief), Putranto, A. S. (Agi), Rasyid, N. (Nur), Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus)   +3 more
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Prospective randomized comparison of a combined ultrasonic and pneumatic lithotrite with a standard ultrasonic lithotrite for percutaneous nephrolithotomy [PDF]

, 2008
PURPOSE: To compare the efficiency and cost effectiveness of a combined pneumatic and ultrasonic lithotrite (Lithoclast Ultra) and a standard ultrasonic lithotrite, (LUS-1) during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Best, Sara, Hruby, Gregory W, Landman, Jaime, Lehman, Daniel S, Monga, Manoj, Phillips, Courtney, Venkatesh, Ramakrishna   +6 more
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Effectiveness of low-pressure reflux irrigation in preventing stone residue and thermal injury during holmium laser lithotripsy

徐州医科大学学报
Objective To investigate the clinical effects of low-pressure reflux irrigation on stone residue and thermal injury during ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. Methods A total of 152 patients with middle and upper ureteral stones were divided into an
CHEN Jianjun, HUANG Yongbin, LIU Ze, HU Fei, ZHAO Yuzhen, ZHANG Kui   +5 more
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Outcomes of flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy with holmium laser for upper urinary tract calculi [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To assess the perioperative and financial outcomes of flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy with holmium laser for upper tract calculi in 44 patients.
COCUZZA, Antonio L., COCUZZA, Marcello, COLOMBO JR, Jose R., MASCARENHAS, Frederico, MAZZUCCHI, Eduardo, Srougi, Miguel, VICENTINI, Fabio   +6 more
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Flexible ureteroscopic treatment of kidney stones: How do the new laser systems change our concepts?

Asian Journal of Urology
Objective: Flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) has become a widely accepted and effective technique for treating kidney stones. With the development of new laser systems, the fURS approach has evolved significantly.
Simin Yu, Linhu Liu, Ya Li, Liang Zhou, Jixiang Chen, Hong Li, Kunjie Wang   +6 more
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Does Stone Entrapment With "Uro-Net" Improve Ho:YAG Laser Lithotripsy Efficiency in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Cystolithopaxy?: an In Vitro Study

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2013
Purpose to test the effect of stone entrapment on laser lithotripsy efficiency. Materials and Methods Spherical stone phantoms were created using the BegoStone® plaster.
Giovanni Scala Marchini, Aayushi Rai, Shubha De, Carl Sarkissian, Manoj Monga   +4 more
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Outcome analysis of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in the endoscopic management of lower ureteric calculus in pediatric patients: a prospective study

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Objective: To analyse outcomes of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in treatment of lower ureteric calculus in pediatric patients. Materials and methods: Prospective study conducted between August 2013 and July 2015.
Ankur Jhanwar, Ankur Bansal, Satyanarayan Sankhwar, Manoj Kumar, Gautam Kanodia, Gaurav Prakash   +5 more
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Endoscopic Treatment of Complex Ureteral Calculi Using Ultrasound and Laser Contact Ureteral Lithotripsy

Galician Medical Journal, 2016
Nowadays contact ureteral lithotripsy with the use of semi-rigid ureteroscope is the method of choice for the urologist in the treatment of ureteral calculi. It is possible to use both the ultrasonic and laser lithotripter.
R. V. Stetsyshyn
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