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Randomized controlled trial comparing three different modalities of lithotrites for intracorporeal lithotripsy in pcnl [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: To compare the efficiency (stone fragmentation and removal time) and complications of three models of intracorporeal lithotripters in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Borofsky, Michael S., Chew, Ben H., Dauw, Casey A., Denstedt, John D., Humphreys, Mitchell R., Krambeck, Amy E., Lingeman, James E., Miller, Nicole L., Nadler, Robert B., Nakada, Stephen Y., Paterson, Ryan F., Preminger, Glenn M., Rawlings, Lori D., Razvi, Hassan, Terry, Colin, York, Nadya E.   +15 more
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Prevention of stone migration with the Accordion during endoscopic ureteral lithotripsy. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Endoscopic lithotripsy is often prolonged secondary to the retrograde migration of calculous fragments. Various balloons, baskets, and other devices have been used to prevent this migration. Our purpose is to analyze the effect of
Bagley, Demetrius H, El Akkad, Magdy, Pagnani, Christopher J   +2 more
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EVALUATION OF PNEUMATIC LITHOCLAST EFFICACY IN TREATMENT OF URETERIC STONES [PDF]

The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2008
To evaluate the use of ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy in the treatment of ureteral stones and to present our clinical experience in the endoscopic management of ureteral calculi.
Murtadha M. S. Majeed, Abdulla Y. Al-Timary, Majid A. Mohammed   +2 more
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Recent finding and new technologies in nephrolithiasis: a review of the recent literature [PDF]

, 2013
This review summarizes recent literature on advances regarding renal and ureteral calculi, with particular focus in areas of recent advances in the overall field of urolithiasis.
Bove P, Finazzi Agrò E, Kim FJ, Miano R, Micali S, Rosa M, Usai P   +6 more
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Do stone size and impaction influence therapeutic approach to proximal ureteral stones? [PDF]

, 2009
Background/Aim. Primary therapeutic approach to lumbar ureteral stones is still contraversial. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of stone impaction and size on the effectiveness of proximal ureteral stone lithotripsy. Methods. A total
Milenković-Petronić Dragica, Radulović Slobodan, Vavić Božo, Vuksanović Aleksandra   +3 more
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Tips for percutaneous nephrolithotomy for transplant kidney stone. [PDF]

IJU Case Rep
Introduction The management of urinary tract stones, particularly de novo kidney allograft stones, presents unique challenges for kidney transplant recipients because of their prevalence and specific clinical considerations. Here, we describe a case in which percutaneous nephrolithotomy was successfully used to fragment a large kidney allograft stone ...
Yagisawa T, Shimizu T, Tachiki A, Ishiyama Y, Onohara T, Iida S, Ishida H, Takagi T.   +7 more
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The influence of lithotripsy methods on the incidence of auxiliary procedures after ureteric stone desintegration [PDF]

, 2008
Introduction/Aim. Localization of ureteric stones and the difference in disintegration success are the most important but not the only factors in choosing the first treatment approach to ureteric stones.
Milenković-Petronić Dragica, Radulović Slobodan, Vavić Božo, Vuksanović Aleksandar   +3 more
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In vitro evaluation of the Lithoclast Ultra Vario combination lithotrite [PDF]

, 2010
Rigid intracorporeal lithotrites can be invaluable in the removal of large stone burdens during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. One such device, the Lithoclast Ultra Vario (LUV) has an outer ultrasound probe and inner pneumatic-ballistic probe.
Lingeman, James E., McAteer, James A., VonDerHaar, Jonathan N., Williams, James C., Jr.   +3 more
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Sialendoscopy for salivary stones: principles, technical skills and therapeutic experience [PDF]

, 2017
La scialoadenite cronica ostruttiva rappresenta una delle più frequenti patologie non-neoplastiche delle ghiandole salivari e la scialoendoscopia è sempre più utilizzata nella sua diagnosi e nel suo trattamento, associata o meno con la litotripsia laser.
Cantore, Stefano, Carta, Filippo, Chuchueva, Natalia, Cuffaro, Luca, Farneti, Paolo, Macrì, Giovanni, Pasquini, Ernesto, Puxeddu, Roberto   +7 more
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Impacted ≥ 10-mm pelvic ureteric stone treatment: laser lithotripsy alone or in combination with pneumatic lithotripsy—a prospective, comparative study

African Journal of Urology, 2020
Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of ureteroscopic lithotripsy of combined pneumatic and laser versus laser lithotripsy alone for the treatment of impacted pelvic ureteral stones.
Hisham Alazaby, Ahmed Mohey, Rabea Omar, Ahmed Sebaey, Tarek Gharib   +4 more
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