Bilateral same-session ureteroscopic lithotripsy-safety and efficacy / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the safety and efficacy of same session ureteroscopical lithotripsy as a valuable treatment for the bilateral upper urinary stones.Methods 32 cases with bilateral upper urinary stones were enrolled into this study from Jan 2013 to Dec,including 19 male and 13 female.The age ranged from 19 to 79 years old [mean (53.2 ± 14.2) years old].Ultrasound,CT and IVU were used to evaluate the details about the stone burden,number and location.The total stone burden was (23.7± 7.6)mm,ranged from 14 to 40mm.The kidney stone burden ranged from 0 to 37mm [mean (15.4 ±9.7)mm].and ureter stone burden ranged from 0 to 34 mm [mean (8.2 ±7.2)mm].Total stone number was 109,including 78 stones in kidney and 31 stones in ureter.23 (71.9％) patients had stents placed before the surgery.All the patients were treated with FURL and(or) URL by the same surgeon under general anesthesia,and C arm was used routinely to monitor the position of the guide wire,sheath and residual stones.The stents were placed for 2 to 4 weeks post-operatively.The ureteral catheters were placed for 24 to 48 hours.Stone-free rates(SFRs) were judged by KUB and(or)NCCT on the first day after the surgery and one month after withdraw the stent.The number of procedures,operative duration,hospital stay,SFRs in different time phase,serum creatinine,stone composition and complications were evaluated.All patients were divided into low burden group and high burden group,based on the borderline of stone burden (20mm).The SFR and complication was compared among those group.Results Among 32 cases,30 cases underwent the one stage procedure and 2 cases underwent two stage procedure.Operative time was (99.2 ± 32.5) mins.There was no significant difference of serum creatinines before and after the surgery.[(78.3 ± 15.0) μmoL/L vs.(77.9 ± 15.3) μmol/L,P =0.711].The overall SFRs aftcr 1,2 procedures were 84.0％ (27/32) and 91.0％ (29/32),respectively.The immediate SFRs for patients with a preoperative stone burden ≤20 and ＞20 mm showed significant difference(100％ vs.50％,P =0.002).Only 5 minor postoperative complications,including fever in 4 patients,hematuria in 1 were recorded.Longterm complication,such as ureteral stricture,was not noticed.Conclusions For selected cases with bilateral upper urinary stones,bilateral same-session ureteroscopy is effective and safe with little influence on the kidney function.For those whose stone burden less than 20mm,the immediate SFRs are much higher.