Acute extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for ureteric stones - 7-years' experience from a busy district general hospital.

Objectives: To demonstrate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of acute extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for ureteric stones we present our experience of ESWL in 530 ureteric stone cases, in the largest UK series we are aware of to date. ESWL is underutilised in ureteric stone management. The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report showed just four units nationally treated >10% of acute ureteric stones with ESWL.

Surgical technique for the delayed removal of superglue from the male urethra.

The insertion of foreign bodies into the male urethra is not an uncommon urological presentation. Superglue is a material that can potentially cause significant complications if instilled into the urethra. We describe a successful case of delayed (six months) removal of superglue from a 39 year old male's urethra having failed to remove the material at initial presentation.

Minimally invasive surgical options for ureteropelvic junction obstruction: A significant step in the right direction.

Open pyeloplasty is the gold standard treatment for adult ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with published success rates consistently over 90%. In recent years, the management of UPJO has been revolutionized by the introduction of endoscopic procedures and laparoscopic techniques. We analyzed the long-term results of endoscopic and other minimal access approaches for the treatment of UPJO.

Laparoscopic pyeloplasty: our new gold standard.

Background And Purpose: Laparoscopic pyeloplasty has developed as a successful minimally invasive alternative to open surgery for management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). Reported medium-term success rates match those of open surgery at more than 90%. We present our complete experience to date with the laparoscopic pyeloplasty procedure.

Urolithiasis in the horseshoe kidney: a single-centre experience.

Objective: To report the operative management and subsequent stone-free rates of patients with urolithiasis in a horseshoe kidney and treated at one centre.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients presenting to our centre with a horseshoe kidney and urolithiasis over a 15-year period. The stone burden, surgical management, complications and stone clearance rates were recorded.