Lasertripsy for ureteric stones in 120 cases: lessons learned |
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| Authors: | M J Coptcoat K T Ison G Watson J E Wickham |
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| Affiliation: | Institute of Urology, London. |
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| Abstract: | The pulsed dye laser has proved to be an effective and safe method of treating ureteric stones; 120 patients have been treated. Ureteroscopic lasertripsy (107 cases) had an overall success rate of 84%. The failures were due to mobile stones inadvertently flushed back into the kidney (14%) and 2% of patients required open ureterolithotomy after failure of two ureteroscopic procedures. "Blind" lasertripsy (13 cases) was safe but not as efficient, the success rate being only 23%. |
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