Does A Retropulsion Prevention Device Equalize The Surgical Success of Ho:YAG Laser and Pneumatic Lithotripters for Upper Ureteral Stones?

Completed

• Conditions: pper ureteral stones; Upper ureteral stones; Renal and Urogenital - Other renal and urogenital disorders; Surgery - Surgical techniques

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000865415
• Lead Sponsor: Ahi Evran University, Academical Researches Supporting Unit

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients between 18 and 82 with obstructive, radioopaque and primary unilateral upper ureteral stones were included in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criterias were abnormal coagulation profile, previous SWL, bilateral ureteral stones, radiolucent stones, likelihood of spontaneous stone passage, and presence of a non-functioning kidney. Patients with narrow ureters that required stenting and with push-back of the stone before activation of the stone cone were excluded. Stone localization in the fluoroscopic stone immediately prior to the surgery was compared with preoperative stone localizations. Patients with changing stone localizations were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients were evaluated on the first postoperative day before discharge with plain x-ray and ultrasonography for residual stone fragments and hydronephrosis. Patients with residual fragments greater than or equal to 4mm were accepted as surgical failures. Patients with stone-free status or with residual fragments <4mm were accepted as surgical success.[Postoperative first day.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Requirement for auxiliary procedures one month after surgery, assessed by x-ray and ultrasonography. A decision was made one month after surgery for auxiliary procedures. [One month after surgery]