Paraureteral extrusion of calculi after endoscopic pulsed-dye laser lithotripsy. 1998

E López-Alcina, and E Broseta, and F Oliver, and F Boronat, and J F Jiménez-Cruz
Department of Urology, La Fe University Hospital Hospital, Valencia, Spain.

Laser lithotripsy has become an effective and low-morbidity procedure for the treatment of ureteral calculi. Nevertheless, ureteral endoscopy is not free of side effects and complications. Lithiasis extrusion is one of the early complications of this procedure, and usually, the diagnosis is carried out by means of urographic findings because it is not easily recognized during ureteroscopy. Between January 1990 and May 1996, a total of 1047 endoscopic lithotripsies with the pulsed-dye laser were performed in our department. The 3-month stone-free rate as a single treatment was 76.5%. We found 11 cases (1.05%) of calculi extrusion after ureteral endoscopic treatment. Only one case was diagnosed intraoperatively. The evolution after a mean follow-up period of 18 months (range 6-34 months) was satisfactory in all cases. No urinary extravasation, infection, or secondary ureteral strictures were found. According to the absence of side effects, it was considered unnecessary to remove the extruded calculi. Extrusion of noninfected calculi into the periureteral tissues after laser lithotripsy causes no significant consequences and can be successfully managed conservatively. Knowledge of this possible complication is the best way to avoid it. A careful technique and a low irrigant flow will be very helpful.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014513 Ureter One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER. Ureters
D014514 Ureteral Calculi Stones in the URETER that are formed in the KIDNEY. They are rarely more than 5 mm in diameter for larger renal stones cannot enter ureters. They are often lodged at the ureteral narrowing and can cause excruciating renal colic. Ureteral Calculus,Calculi, Ureteral,Calculus, Ureteral
D017602 Lithotripsy, Laser Fragmentation of CALCULI, notably urinary or biliary, by LASER. Laser Lithotripsy,Laser-Induced Shockwave Lithotripsy,Shockwave Lithotripsy, Laser-Induced,Laser Induced Shockwave Lithotripsy,Lithotripsies, Laser,Lithotripsy, Laser-Induced Shockwave,Shockwave Lithotripsy, Laser Induced
D018666 Ureteroscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the ureter. Surgical Procedures, Ureteroscopic,Ureteroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgery, Ureteroscopic,Ureteroscopic Surgery,Procedure, Ureteroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Ureteroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Ureteroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Ureteroscopic,Ureteroscopic Surgeries,Ureteroscopic Surgical Procedure,Ureteroscopies

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