..., studies are of limited patient cohort. Methods: A prospective study comparing P-URS and laser fragmentation for ureteric stones to those who received a stent insertion followed by D-URS and stone fragmentation. Results: A total of 367 consecutive patients were included. P-URS was conducted on 235 patients...

... urinary flow rates or not in the 3 months of follow-up. Methods: Forty patients with lower ureteral stone (group 1) and 20 control subjects with proximal ureteral stone (group 2) were enrolled into the study. All patients underwent uroflowmetry testing before and 3 months after the treatment...

...) underwent 30 URS procedures with rigid ureteroscopes for 31 ureteral calculi. The mean size of ureteral stones was 8.6 mm. A total of 18 URS procedures were performed without any active ureteral dilatation, and 8 patients underwent 12 passive dilatations of initially inaccessible ureters. Stents remained...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. ESWL in situ Ureteric stones Sedoanalgesia Noninvasive ESWL Original Paper Urol Int 1992;49:167-170 M. Ruckdeschel E. Bauer W. Schneider J.E. Altwein Department of Urology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder München, BRD ESW L...