Retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for upper ureteral calculus: a report of 51 cases
Xiong Lin
Chen Xiaobao
Lu Zhenquan
Xu Xiang
Luo Bingfeng
Jiang Yi
Yuan Yuan
Luo Guangyan
Abstract：Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy in patients with upper ureteral calculus.Methods: Fifty-one cases of upper ureteral calculus treated with retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy from March 2013 to September 2015 were reviewed and evaluated.Results: Fifty-one cases were subjected to retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy successfully.Operative time was 78 to 304 min (mean,168.4±53.4 min).In one case,the stone migrated back to the renal pelvis and treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) postoperatively.One case suffered postoperative bleeding and recovered well after conservative treatment with transfusion.Fifty-one patients were followed up from 1 to 30 months.Therewere no strictures of the ureterotomy or recurrence of calculus.In all 51 cases,the pre-operativehydronephrosis were improved.Conclusions: Retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy in patients with upper ureteral calculus is safe,with less complications and satisfactory efficacy.Long follow-up is recommended.
Keywords：laparoscopyureterolithotomyureteral calculi
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 292-294 )