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. 1988 Jun;61(6):487-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb05085.x.

Lasertripsy for ureteric stones in 120 cases: lessons learned

M J Coptcoat  1 , K T Ison, G Watson, J E Wickham
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Lasertripsy for ureteric stones in 120 cases: lessons learned

M J Coptcoat et al. Br J Urol. 1988 Jun.

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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