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Ureteral Stones

Chronic Kidney Disease More Common in Lithotripsy Patients

Jody A. Charnow October 05, 2011

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is significantly more prevalent among patients who have undergone successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) than among healthy individuals, a Japanese study found.

Flexible Ureteroscopy Safe, Effective for Pediatric Ureteral Stones

John Schieszer May 05, 2011

Pediatric ureteroscopy is safe and effective for treating all upper ureter calculi, but complete stone clearance after a single ureteroscopy is more effective if the calculi is single, under 10 mm in diameter, and below the level of pelviureteral junction (PUJ), according to a study.

Ureteric Stone Size Dictates Best Therapy

Delicia Honen Yard January 24, 2011

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) may be a better treatment option than ureteroscopy (URS) for distal ureteric stones smaller than 1 cm, according to researchers at University Frederico II in Naples, Italy.

Tamsulosin Aids Stone Expulsion

Jody A. Charnow January 07, 2011

Tamsulosin is a safe and effective adjunctive treatment to shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for renal and ureteral stones, a recent meta-analysis suggests.

Ureteral Stone Size Predictable, Data Show

Delicia Honen Yard October 29, 2010

The degree of hydronephrosis may predict ureteral stone size, according to a study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2010;28:813-816).

Doxazosin Effective for Clearing Ureteral Stones

Jody A. Charnow March 30, 2010

Doxazosin significantly improves expulsion of distal ureteral stones, according to researchers in Pakistan.

Ureteroscopy Acceptable for Obese Stone Patients

Jody A. Charnow April 02, 2009

Ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy treatment of urinary tract stones in obese patients is associated with a success rate similar to that seen in nonobese patients, researchers at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City concluded.

Adding Tamsulosin Does Not Aid Ureteral Stone Passage

Jody A. Charnow February 26, 2009

Adding tamsulosin to ibuprofen and oxycodone does not improve outcomes in patients treated for ureteral stones in the emergency department (ED), researchers reported in Annals of Emergency Medicine (2009; published online ahead of print).

Emergency Stone Treatment Effective

Jody A. Charnow October 01, 2008

Emergency ureteroscopy and holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy can be safely and successfully used to treat acute renal failure (ARF) caused by impacted ureteral calculi, according to researchers.