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KMID : 0616619990050020367
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Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical College
1999 Volume.5 No. 2 p.367 ~ p.370
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Ureteroscopy without Anesthesia for the lower Ureteral Stones in Female
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Abstract
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Although ureteroscopy(URS) has been used widely to remove ureteral calculi, there is an argument against the belief that anesthesia or admission is needed for URS. We evaluated the experience of URS without anesthesia in female patients. From September 1997 to July 1998, URS was performed in 31 female patients without anesthesia. EHL(Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy) was used in 21 patients with impacted or large stone over 5mm. All patients were given oral antibiotics for 3 days and follow-up KUB was taken to confirm successful removal of the stone one week after the procedure. Successful treatment was defined as complete removal of the stone or residual fragments less than 2mm. Overall success rate was 96.7%(30 cases among 31 cases). All but one patient tolerated with analgesia through the entire procedures. There were only minimal complications such as mild flank pain and hematuria. So, we recommend that non-anesthetic ureteroscopic removal of stone as the first choice for treatment of lower ureteral stones in female based on the minimal morbidity, high success rate and low cost.
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