Clinical investigation of the treatment of children urethral calculi with pneumatic lithotripsy under ureteroscopy.

Author: Hong-Qian GUO ¹ ; Xiao-Gong LI ; Wei-Dong GAN ; Ling-Qi ZENG ; Zhi-Wei ZHANG ; Xi-Zhao SUN ; Ze-Yu SUN
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1. Department of Urology, Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Lithotripsy; methods; Male; Ureteral Calculi; therapy; Ureteroscopy
From:National Journal of Andrology 2003;9(8):578-579
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the therapeutic effects of pneumatic lithotripsy on children urethral calculi.
METHODSTwenty-two cases of the male children with urethral calculi were treated with pneumatic lithotripsy under ureteroscopy.
RESULTSAll the patients were treated successfully in a single procedure. The time of lithotripsy was (5.5 +/- 2.2) minutes, and no serious complication such as obvious hematuria, infection and urethral stricture occurred.
CONCLUSIONSIt is suggested that pneumatic lithotripsy under ureteroscopy is an effective and simple way for the treatment of urethral calculi in children.