The comparison of ureteroscopy and ureterolithotomy for the treatment of large and impacted ureteral stones in the middle and upper part of ureter
Göksel Bayar, Umut Sarıoğulları, Hüseyin Acinikli, Mehmet Taşkıran, Elshad Abdullayev, Muammer Kendirci, Kaya Horasanli, Orhan Tanrıverdi.
Abstract
Objective: We aimed to research the most effective treatment method of the middle and upper ureteral impacted stones of which is 1.5-2 cm diameter size.
Material and Method: Between 2000 and 2013, 75 patients who had impacted stone size of between 1.5-2cm at the middle and upper part of the ureter were examined. Patients had been analysed in terms of their demographical characteristics, stone size, hospitalization time, stone- free and complication rates. For statistical analysis Pearsons chi-square, Mann Whitney-U and student-t tests has applied. The significance level is determined as p
Key words: Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy, open ureterolithotomy, ureteroscopy
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