Causes of recurrence of urinary calculi following ESWL / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To investigate the causes of urinary calculi recurrence following ESWL. Methods After constructing the animal model of urinary calculi,the sheep with stone were treated by ESWL and the treated kidney was checked with morphological studies. Results The renal pelvic membrane was initially damaged heavily,the injure being healed from 2 ～ 4 weeks.At the same time, there were some calculi particles embeded in the renal pelvic membrane. Conclusions The embeded calculi particles and the damage of the pelvic membrane were the main causes of calculi recurrence following ESWL.

Transurethral non-contact laser treatment for bladder neck stricture A report of 39 cases / 中国微创外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effeet of transurethral non-contact laser in the bladder neck stricture. Methods Q-9000 laser generator was used.The Nd-YAG laser was located to the bladder neck by laser fiber(USA).The bladder neck was cut on the point of 12 and 6 in all 39 cases. Results The maximum urinary flow was increased from (8.2?2.4)ml/s to (16.5?3.2)ml/s after operation. Conclusions Transurethral non-contact laser is effective for the treatment of bladder neck stricture.