Nephron-sparing surgery for localized renal cell carcinoma with a normal contralateral kidney: a European three-center experience.

Objectives: To assess the long-term effectiveness and safety of nephron-sparing surgery for the treatment of localized renal cell carcinoma with a normal contralateral kidney.

Methods: Since 1973, 118 patients have undergone nephron-sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma on an elective basis at our institutions. The vast majority of these tumors were incidental findings, with a mean tumor diameter of 3.

Assessment of patient effective radiation dose and associated radiogenic risk from extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy.

The aim of the present study was to calculate patient effective dose and associated radiogenic risk from fluoroscopy guided extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy procedures. Fluoroscopy required during extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy was classified in two types identified by beam orientation: antero-posterior and 30 degrees anterior-oblique projected exposures. Duration of each exposure was monitored in 124 patients undergoing extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy treatment for ureteral stones.

Giant ureteral stone in association with primary megaureter presenting as an acute abdomen.

A 20-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain of 4-h duration and of sudden onset. A plain abdominal radiograph showed a giant ureteral stone measuring 12 cm causing ureteral obstruction. Abdominal ultrasound revealed severe dilatation of the two upper thirds of the left ureter and a hydronephrotic ipsilateral kidney.

Management of ureteral stones in pediatric patients.

Purpose: We report our 5-year experience in the management of ureteral stones in pediatric patients using shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) in combination with ureteroscopy.

Patients And Methods: A total of 25 children (age range 12 months-14 years; mean 8.7 years) underwent SWL for ureteral lithiasis.

Long-term results after percutaneous minimally invasive procedure treatment of symptomatic simple renal cysts.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness and long-term results of two repeated ethanol injections in the treatment of symptomatic renal cysts.

Methods: Sixty-eight patients 47 to 75 years old with 77 large (6.3-14.