... during the operation. Seven patients required ureteral stent placement for passive ureteral dilation, with definitive stone treatment later. Postoperative radiographic follow-up was available for 63 (96.92%) cases, and no ureteral stenosis was observed after balloon dilation. Conclusion: The use of a new...

... according to the Bricker technique (end-to-side) [ 15 ]. Used EUTs were antegrade or retrograde balloon dilation, sharp endo-ureterotomy or temporary stenting with a single J catheter. All procedures included subsequent temporary stenting with 8.5 Charriere single J catheters. The choice of EUT and duration...

...-step balloon dilation for management of complex renal stones. Material and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 85 renal stone patients who underwent 89 PCNLs from January 2011 to May 2012. Doppler ultrasound with X-ray-guided PCNL with one-step balloon dilation was finished on the Fluoroscopic Table...

...Mut Şafak; Çaǧatay Gogus; Tarkan Soygür Introduction: Nephrostomy tract dilation is one of the important steps of percutaneous renal surgery. In this study, we present our initial experience with the balloon dilator in 95 patients and compare our results retrospectively with a group of 30 patients...