Addition of Sodium Bicarbonate to Irrigation Solution May Assist in Dissolution of Uric Acid Fragments During Ureteroscopy | Zendy

Jessica E. Paonessa | Zendy; James C. Williams | Zendy; James E. Lingeman | Zendy

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Addition of Sodium Bicarbonate to Irrigation Solution May Assist in Dissolution of Uric Acid Fragments During Ureteroscopy

Author(s) -

Jessica E. Paonessa,

James C. Williams,

James E. Lingeman

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of endourology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.121

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1557-900X

pISSN - 0892-7790

DOI - 10.1089/end.2017.0604

Subject(s) - dissolution , sodium bicarbonate , bicarbonate , ureteroscopy , uric acid , medicine , chromatography , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , mineralogy , surgery , ureter

We hypothesized that adding sodium bicarbonate (bicarb) to normal saline (NS) irrigation during ureteroscopy in patients with uric acid (UA) nephrolithiasis may assist in dissolving small stone fragments produced during laser lithotripsy. In vitro testing was performed to determine whether dissolution of UA fragments could be accomplished within 1 hour.

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