Use of the holmium:YAG laser for ureterolithotripsy in children

BJU International
Hasan S DoganAhmet Sahin

Abstract

To review our experience with rigid ureteroscopy and holmium:YAG laser for treating ureteric calculi in children. The study included 35 children who were treated with rigid ureteroscopy for ureteric calculi between November 1997 and June 2003 (15 boys and 20 girls; mean age 6.2 years, range 1-14). The mean (range) stone size was 8 (4-15) mm and the duration of anaesthesia 46.6 (15-90) min. The stone was in the distal third of the ureter in 33 children and in the proximal third in two. We used a 7.5/8/10 F rigid ureteroscopes with routine dilatation of the ureteric orifice. For lower ureteric stones, lithotripsy was carried out with holmium:YAG laser in 29 cases, a pneumatic impactor in two and forceps extraction in two. Both stones in the proximal ureter were pushed back into the collecting system. All the ureters were stented using JJ stents in 31 and ureteric catheters in four cases. The mean postoperative follow-up was 12 (2-30) months. Excluding the two stones pushed back, the stone-free rate after a one-stage procedure was 82% (27/33). With repeated procedures in the six (ESWL in two) remaining cases the success rate was 97% (32/33). The ureter was perforated in two patients within the first five in the series. There was n...Continue Reading

References

Jun 1, 1990·British Journal of Urology·J A ThornhillJ M Fitzpatrick
Aug 1, 1990·The Journal of Urology·D E HillS A Kramer
Jun 1, 1988·The Journal of Urology·M RitcheyJ W Segura
Apr 1, 1980·The Journal of Urology·D RemziI Erkan
Dec 1, 1995·Urology·R M ScarpaE Usai
Oct 1, 1996·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·E A KurzrockP Fugelso
Apr 1, 1997·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·E MinevichC A Sheldon
Apr 25, 2000·The Urologic Clinics of North America·W Zheng, J D Denstedt
Jul 24, 2001·Journal of Endourology·J KourambasG M Preminger
Jun 4, 2002·Journal of Endourology·A BassiriM Yonessi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 6, 2006·Der Urologe. Ausg. A·R Hofmann
Nov 9, 2006·Urological Research·Mustafa Ozgur TanIbrahim Bozkirli
Mar 28, 2008·Pediatric Surgery International·Ahmed S SafwatMedhat Abdalla
Feb 17, 2007·Current Urology Reports·H Serkan Dogan, Serdar Tekgul
Mar 31, 2005·Journal of Endourology
Jul 21, 2004·Journal of Endourology
Dec 25, 2007·Annals of Surgery·Theodore G NanidisVassilios E Papalois
Mar 17, 2010·Progrès en urologie : journal de l'Association française d'urologie et de la Société française d'urologie·A Fotso KamdemD Aubert
Sep 19, 2018·Journal of Endourology·Burak ÇitamakSerdar Tekgül
Sep 18, 2007·The Journal of Urology·Marc C SmaldoneFrancis X Schneck
Feb 24, 2005·Current Opinion in Urology·Mahesh Desai

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.