Open AccessLarge proximal ureteral stones: Ideal treatment modality?
Author(s) -
Bhupender Kadyan,
Vilas Sabale,
Deepak Mane,
Vikram Satav,
Abhirudra Mulay,
Naveen Thakur,
SP Kankalia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.157963
Subject(s) - medicine , ureteroscopy , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , surgery , laparoscopy , lithotripsy , extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy , group b , ureter , urology
Ideal treatment modality for patients with large impacted proximal ureteral stone remains controversial. We compared laparoscopic transperitoneal ureterolithotomy (Lap-TPUL) and semirigid ureteroscopy for large proximal ureteric stones to evaluate their efficacy and safety.