Laser lithotripsy in the treatment of ureteral calculi.

We examined the effectiveness of laser lithotripsy with a flash-lamp-pumped tunable dye laser in the treatment of ureteral calculi that were too large for direct extraction and that could not be treated with or had not responded to extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) or forms of ureteroscopic lithotripsy other than laser lithotripsy. In 20 (74%) of the 27 patients the laser alone successfully fragmented the calculi into pieces small enough to pass spontaneously or to be easily extracted with a basket. In five (19%) laser lithotripsy was partially successful: another procedure (ESWL in three and fragment extraction with a basket in two) was needed. In two patients (7%) the stones could not be fragmented with the laser, and either ESWL or percutaneous antegrade extraction was performed. At follow-up 3 months after treatment there was no sign of stone fragments in 26 (96%) of the patients. We believe that laser lithotripsy is a safe and effective method of ureteral stone fragmentation.     

Endogenous platelet-activating factor and anti-platelet-activating factor in patients with renovascular hypertension

Renovascular hypertension is relieved by percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty. In four patients with renovascular hypertension, platelet-activating factor (PAF) was found to be released into the ipsilateral renal venous blood after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty, but was not found in the contralateral renal venous blood following this procedure. Anti-platelet-activating factor with a lipid-like property was also found, and its polarity was slightly lower than that of PAF judging by its behavior on thin layer chromatography. Anti-platelet-activating factor completely blocked the aggregation of rabbit platelets induced by PAF, ADP or arachidonic acid. These results indicate that PAF and anti-platelet-activating factor are released into renal venous blood following percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty in patients with renovascular hypertension.     

净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术治疗复杂性肾结石临床疗效分析

目的:探讨净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术治疗复杂性肾结石临床疗效。方法:选取2010年1月-2011年12月在我院就诊的复杂性肾结石患者83例,随机分为体外冲击波碎石术组、经皮肾镜碎石取石组、净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术组。观察两组间的手术时间、碎石率、疗效以及组内之间不同直径的结石的碎石率。结果:ESWL组碎石成功率85.3%,PCNL组碎石成功率90.0%,净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术组碎石成功率89.7%,三组比较无统计学意义(P>0.05);ESWL组手术时间(40.2±6.3)min,PCNL组手术时间(46.6±4.1)min,净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术组手术时间(42.2±5.7)min,三组比较无统计学意义(P>0.05);ESWL组、PCNL组、净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术组治疗复杂性肾结石的有效率依次为75.0%、80.0%、97.4%,组间比较,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);ESWL组5<10mm、10<15mm、15<20mm直径的肾结石的粉碎率依为100%、85.7%、40%,组内比较具有统计学意义(P<0.01),PCNL组5<10mm、10<15mm、15<20mm直径的肾结石的粉碎率依次为100%、83.3%、75%,组内比较具有统计学意义(P<0.05),净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术组5<10mm、10<15mm、15<20mm直径的肾结石的粉碎率依次为100%、88.9%、57.1%,组内比较具有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:体净石灵胶囊联合体外冲击波碎石术治疗复杂性肾结石的临床疗效优于单纯运用体外冲击波碎石术或经皮肾镜碎石取石术。     

Follow up study of 70 patients with renal artery stenosis treated by percutaneous transluminal dilatation.

Between April 1978 and April 1981, 70 patients with hypertension and renal artery stenosis were treated by percutaneous transluminal arterial dilatation. Selection of the patients was based solely on arteriographic criteria. Arteriography after dilatation showed considerable widening of the stenosed area in all patients. In 65 patients the effect of treatment on the blood pressure was assessed during follow up periods of one to four years. In 14 of these patients the hypertension was cured, in 29 it was improved, and in 22 there was no change. Patients with fibromuscular lesions benefited distinctly more than did those with atheromatous stenosis, only one of the 21 patients with fibromuscular lesions showing no change as compared with 21 of the 44 patients with atheromatous lesions. The only serious complication encountered was microcholesterol emboli, which developed in two patients with severe atheromatous lesions of the aorta. In the atheromatous group age and overall renal function had no influence on the blood pressure response. In the subgroup of patients with a unilateral lesion the renal vein renin ratios and asymmetrical curves obtained by renography had only a very limited predictive value. In experienced hands percutaneous transluminal arterial dilatation is relatively safe, and this study suggests that it should be attempted in all patients with renal artery stenosis. Only in patients with severe atheromatosis of the aorta should the risk associated with the catheterisation be weighed against the 50% or so chance of benefit from the procedure.     

The effects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on antioxidant enzymes in erythrocytes

The effects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on patients undergoing ESWL for renal stone treatment have been studied using activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), and levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the erythrocyte haemolysate. The study included 23 patients (eight women, 15 men with an age range of 23-57 years). Blood samples were taken 5 min before ESWL, in addition to 1 h and 5 days after termination of treatment. Enzyme activities and MDA levels in erythrocytes were measured spectrophotometrically. When compared with the values obtained before ESWL, erythrocyte G6PDH (p = 0.015), SOD (p = 0.036) and CAT (p = 0.01) activities were found to be significantly reduced at the first hour after ESWL. On the fifth day after ESWL, erythrocyte enzyme activities were normalized to the values obtained before ESWL. Although there was a significant difference between values before and 1 h after ESWL (p = 0.003), no difference was detected between 1 h after ESWL and 5 days after ESWL (p > 0.05) in terms of MDA values. The findings of the present study revealed that erythrocyte lipid peroxidation might be induced and antioxidative defence mechanism may be transiently impaired by ESWL.     

Audit of fine needle aspiration cytology of 120 renal lesions

Solid renal masses in 120 patients were assessed by percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology, performed under radiographic guidance. Follow-up was obtained in all but seven cases. Diagnostic sensitivity for 83 tumours in the series was 91.6%, while two false positive reports resulted in a specificity of 93.8%. Positive and negative predictive values were 97.4% and 81.1% respectively. One advantage of the procedure was the ability to cell type neoplasms accurately, which enabled administration of pre-operative chemotherapy in childhood tumours, and selection of appropriate surgical procedures in adults. The technique offered a non-surgical means of confirming primary renal tumours in patients presenting initially with distant metastases, and documenting renal secondaries in cases with malignancy at other sites. The diagnosis of benign or inflammatory lesions permitted institution of definitive therapy.     

ESWL treatment of urinary stones in children--the overview of 14 years of experience

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment has been used at Department of Urology, University Hospital "Osijek", Croatia, since July 1988. Until December 2001 seven thousand and eight hundred patients underwent ESWL for urinary stones, 68 of them were children (0.87%). Sixty-eight children aged 4 to 15 years (average 10.14 years) underwent ESWL. They were treated for the total of 91 stones: 35 (38.46%) caliceal, 23 (25.27%) in pyelon, 7 (7.69%) in pyeloureteric segment and 14 (15.38%) ureteral. Staghorn calculi were found in 6 (6.59%) patients and multiple stones (four or more stones in the same kidney) in 6 (6.59%). There was total of 95 ESWL sessions performed in 68 patients (1.39 session per patient). Fifty-six patients (82.35%) without residual stones found at the control plain film and sonography of urinary tract were considered "stone free". Addition of 5 patients with clinically insignificant residual fragments (less than 4 mm) increases overall success rate to 89.70%. ESWL is a simple, safe and effective procedure in the management of urolithiasis in childhood. Clinical experience of our institution confirms ESWL as the first line treatment for kidney stones in the pediatric age patients.     

Percutaneous Renal Stone Manipulation—A Nonoperative Alternative

Nephrostomy tube tracts, established operatively or percutaneously, can provide access to stones in the upper urinary tract. A variety of rigid or flexible urologic instruments can be used to percutaneously disintegrate or extract calculi, thus sparing a patient an operative procedure. This is most important in the case of high-risk patients, those previously operated upon or those who have active nephrolithiasis, in whom recurrent stones are prone to form. Our early experience in percutaneous renal stone disintegration and stone manipulation enabled us to remove most (in four patients) or all (again in four patients) calculi in nine patients. The procedure offers lower morbidity, shorter hospital stay and earlier return to employment than conventional operative stone procedures.     

Ⅱ期经皮输尿管镜治疗输尿管上段结石梗阻致孤立肾急性肾功能衰竭

目的:探讨经皮肾微造瘘术后Ⅱ期经皮输尿管镜治疗输尿管上段结石致孤立肾急性肾功能衰竭的安全性与有效性。方法:从2004年7月～2009年5月,利用经皮肾微造瘘建立经皮肾通道,引流1周后肾功能明显好转,再行经皮肾输尿管镜碎石治疗孤立肾输尿管上段结石。结果:16例患者中,所有患者均为单通道取石,结石清除率例(81.2%),未出现高热、出血等并发症。术后1月复查13例无结石残留。结论:微创经皮输尿管镜分期治疗输尿管上段结石致孤立肾急性肾功能衰竭是安全、有效的,同传统经皮肾镜相比,具有对病人创伤小,易恢复等优点。     

How has extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy changed the treatment of urinary stones in Quebec?

OBJECTIVES: To determine the number of people who underwent treatment of urinary stones in Quebec before and after the introduction of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and to determine how the introduction of ESWL influenced resource utilization. DESIGN: Before-after study; data were obtained from administrative databases and hospital-based cost estimates. SETTING: The 68 acute care hospitals in Quebec in which treatment of urinary stones is undertaken. PATIENTS: Quebec residents admitted to hospital for treatment of urinary stones between the fiscal years 1984 and 1992. OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of people treated for urinary stones per year, total number of procedures per year (including open surgery, percutaneous procedures, retrograde procedures and ESWL), and annual resources (including number of hospital bed-days and direct costs) for treatment of urinary stones used overall and in hospitals with and without ESWL services. RESULTS: Over the study period the number of people treated for urinary stones increased by 59%. As well, the combined frequency of ESWL and surgery (the two main treatment methods) increased by 107%. These increases were largely due to rates of treatment that grew by 52% among women and by 34% among men. The total number of hospital bed-days decreased by 28%, which reflected shorter hospital stays for ESWL. However, despite this decrease, the total direct annual costs were 7% higher in 1992 than in 1984 because of the increased numbers of people treated and procedures performed. In the three hospitals that offered ESWL the number of hospital bed-days and the direct costs of treating urinary stones increased by 49% and $2.5 million respectively. In the 65 other hospitals these figures decreased by 41% and about $2.9 million respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Because of increased intervention rates the total cost of treating urinary stones has risen since the introduction of ESWL. The introduction of ESWL has also been associated with a shift in the use of resources for treating urinary stones to hospitals with a lithotriptor. The reasons for the increased intervention rates are unknown. However, given the possibility of negative health effects and the increased costs, studies to determine whether the increased rates improve health outcomes are warranted.     

排石汤联合盐酸坦洛新辅助体外冲击波碎石术治疗上尿路结石的临床疗效分析

目的:探讨排石汤联合盐酸坦洛新辅助体外冲击波碎石术(ESWL)治疗上尿路结石的临床疗效。方法:选择我院2015年1月~2016年9月收治的120例上尿路结石患者,采取随机数字表将其分成两组,每组60例。两组患者均行ESWL治疗,并于术后辅助使用盐酸坦洛新,观察组在上述治疗基础上联合排石汤治疗,对比两组的临床疗效以及治疗前后血清肌酐(Scr)、中性粒细胞明胶酶相关载脂蛋白(NGAL)、半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂C(Cys-C)、肾小球滤过率(GFR)水平的变化情况。结果:观察组总有效率为96.60%,对照组为86.67%,观察组总有效率明显高于对照组(P0.05)。观察组结石排净率为95.00%,明显高于对照组(P0.05);肾绞痛发生率为6.67%,明显低于对照组(P0.05),结石排出时间、血尿持续时间均显著短于对照组(P0.01)。两组1年复发率对比差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者术后2 h、1 d血清NGAL、Cys-C水平逐渐升高,GFR逐渐下降,术后3 d上述指标逐渐恢复。观察组术后1 d、3 d NGAL、Cys-C水平明显低于对照组,GFR明显高于对照组(P0.01)。两组术前术后各时点Scr比较差异均无明显统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:排石汤联合盐酸坦洛新辅助ESWL治疗上尿路结石的临床疗效显著,并可有效改善ESWL引起的肾损伤。     

输尿管单发结石患者体外冲击波碎石术的冲击波频率研究及碎石效果的影响因素探讨

摘要 目的：探讨输尿管单发结石患者体外冲击波碎石术（ESWL）的最佳冲击波频率,并分析碎石效果的影响因素。方法：选取2020年4月~2022年4月期间来空军第九八六医院接受治疗的输尿管单发结石患者148例作为研究对象,按照不同治疗频率将患者分为低频组（48例,频率为60~70次/min）、中频组（51例,频率为80~90次/min）和高频组（49例,频率为100~120次/min）,观察三组患者的碎石结局、肾功能指标以及并发症发生情况。统计三组患者的碎石结局,按照碎石结局的不同分为成功组和失败组。收集所有患者的一般资料,采用多因素Logistic回归分析输尿管单发结石患者碎石效果的影响因素。结果：三组碎石成功率组间对比无统计学差异（P>0.05）。三组术后1 d、术后14 d尿素氮（BUN）、血肌酐（Scr）均升高后下降（P<0.05）。高频组、中频组术后1 d BUN、Scr均高于低频组,且高频组高于中频组（P<0.05）。高频组、中频组的并发症总发生率高于低频组（P<0.05）。单因素分析显示,输尿管单发结石患者ESWL术后碎石失败与病程、结石位置、结石直径、肾绞痛、结石嵌顿、服用坦索罗辛有关（P<0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,病程偏长、结石位置中下段、结石直径偏大、结石嵌顿、未服用坦索罗辛是碎石失败的危险因素（P＜0.05）。结论：低、中、高三种频率下的ESWL用于输尿管单发结石患者,均有较好的碎石效果。但随着频率的增加,患者一过性肾功能损伤增大,且并发症发生风险也相应增加。此外,病程偏长、结石位置中下段、结石直径偏大、结石嵌顿、未服用坦索罗辛是碎石失败的危险因素,可考虑结合上述因素进行综合评估选择最佳治疗方式。     

术前参观对冠状动脉介入治疗患者焦虑的影响

目的:探讨术前参观对择期进行心脏介入术患者心理焦虑的影响。方法:将400例择期行心脏介入手术的患者分为参观组和对照组,对照组术前采用常规护理干预,参观组患者在此基础上进行术前参观,熟悉环境,了解手术过程。调查比较两组患者术前2日及术前1小时的焦虑值。结果:参观组与对照组术前2日焦虑值无明显差异,术前1小时参观组焦虑值明显低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:通过术前参观能够减轻患者的焦虑程度。     

Culprit Vessel Only versus Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease

BackgroundThe best strategy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with multivessel disease (MVD), who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the acute phase, is not well established.ObjectivesOur goal was to conduct a meta-analysis comparing culprit vessel only percutaneous coronary intervention (culprit PCI) with multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (MV-PCI) for treatment of patients with STEMI and MVD.MethodsPubmed, Elsevier, Embase, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases were systematically searched for randomized and nonrandomized studies comparing culprit PCI and MV-PCI strategies during the index procedure. A meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.1 (Cochrane Center, Denmark).ResultsFour randomized and fourteen nonrandomized studies involving 39,390 patients were included. MV-PCI strategy is associated with an increased short-term mortality (OR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.32 to 0.77, p = 0.002), long-term mortality (OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.74, p<0.001), and risk of renal dysfunction (OR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.61 to 0.97, p = 0.03) compared with culprit PCI strategy, while it reduced the incidence of revascularization (OR: 2.65, 95% CI: 1.80 to 3.90, p<0.001).ConclusionsThis meta-analysis supports current guidelines which indicate that the non-culprit vessel should not be treated during the index procedure.     

经皮内镜下空肠造口术在胃癌术后胃排空障碍治疗中的应用

目的:报道经皮内镜下空肠造口术在胃癌术后胃排空障碍治疗中行胃减压及肠内营养支持的治疗效果。方法:28例胃癌术后胃排空障碍的病人在局麻或基础麻醉下行经皮內镜下空肠造口术,术后行胃减压及肠内营养支持?峁?28例患者均操作成功,平均操作时间为(19.5±4.6)min,无严重导管相关并发症。术后第2天开始通过空肠营养管进行肠内营养,平均术后(7.3土1.6)天完全摆脱肠外营养支持。术后平均(19.4土7.7)天恢复胃动力夹闭胃引流管。平均留置时间(35.8士11.8)天,拔管时营养状况较术前明显改善。结论:皮内镜下空肠造口术在胃癌术后胃排空障碍的治疗中能够起到有效的胃减压和营养支持,明显改善患者生活质量。     

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: urine cytology findings

Objectives:  To describe the urine cytology findings before and after stone therapy with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and discuss its importance.
Methods:  The study consisted of 100 patients with a urinary tract stone (79 renal pelvic stones and 21 upper ureteric stones), 74 were male and 26 were female. The ages ranged 30–55 years. The average duration of symptoms was 3–8 years. The size of the stones varied from case to case ranging from 10.2 to 40 mm. Urine samples were obtained on three consecutive days before and after lithotripsy. The smears were stained by the Papanicolaou method.
Results:  The smears before lithotripsy revealed a few red blood cells, inflammatory cells, epithelial cells and crystals (calcium oxalate, uric acid and triple phosphate). Atypical malignant looking cells and epithelial cell clusters were not noticed. After lithotripsy, the urine samples were examined at different periods, 24 hours, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months and 3 months. The smears revealed papillary clusters in all 100 patients within 24 hours and were always associated with inflammation. Atypical malignant looking cells appeared later, within 1–2 months in 21 patients, and were associated with inflammation (19 patients), RBC, crystals and papillary clusters. Most of the papillary clusters and atypical malignant looking cells disappeared before 3 months.
Conclusion:  The epithelial cell clusters and atypical cells were seen in urine smears after ESWL. Without knowing the previous history these findings can be confused with urothelial neoplasms.     

Kidney stones and lithotripters: critical analysis of the introduction of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy into Canada.

It is possible for a nonpharmaceutical medical innovation to enter the mainstream of the health care system without its efficacy and effectiveness having first been established by means of a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The result of this omission may be the discreditation and abandonment of the technology or procedure but not before precious resources that could have been better used elsewhere in the health care system are absorbed. A possible example of such a misallocation of resources is the introduction into Canada of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the treatment of urolithiasis. We review the development and diffusion of ESWL and recommend ways in which the deficiencies in regulating the introduction of new medical technologies can be corrected.     

坦洛新对输尿管下段结石患者体外冲击波碎石术后排石及血清IL-6，IL-10和CRP水平的影响

目的:探讨输尿管下段结石行体外冲击波碎石术(ESWL)后应用坦洛新辅助排石的临床效果及对患者血清白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、白细胞介素-10(IL-10)、C反应蛋白(CRP)水平的影响。方法:选取我院2015年1月～2016年12月收治的122例输尿管下段结石患者,采用随机数字表法均分为两组。于ESWL术后,对照组给予硝苯地平治疗,观察组予以坦洛新治疗。记录比较两组术后排石效果、疼痛情况,治疗前后血清IL-6、IL-10和CRP水平的变化及不良反应的发生情况。结果:治疗后,观察组无石率(91.8%)明显高于对照组(78.7%)(P0.05);观察组排石时间短于对照组,排石直径大于对照组(P0.05);观察组患者血清IL-6,IL-10及CRP水平均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。与对照组相比,观察组肾绞痛发生率、镇痛剂使用率及VAS评分均较低(P0.01)。用药期间,两组均未发生明显不良反应(P0.05)。结论:坦洛新能有效提高输尿管下段结石患者体外冲击波碎石术的排石效果,减轻机体损伤,缓解术后疼痛,并且安全性较高。     

孤立肾多发结石患者超声引导微创经皮肾穿刺取石术治疗的效果分析

目的:分析孤立肾多发结石患者超声引导微创经皮肾穿刺取石术治疗的效果。方法:64例孤立肾多发结石患者随机均分为试验组和对照组。其中对照组患者均采用常规开放式取石术治疗,试验组患者则在超声引导下实施微创经皮肾穿刺取石术治疗。比较两组患者的手术时间和术中出血量以及术后取净率等临床资料。结果:两组患者的手术时间并无明显差异(t=1.942,P0.05)且试验组患者的术后取净率和术后两个月排净率均显著高于对照组患者(t=4.731,P0.05,t=4.288,P0.05);对照组患者的并发症发生率显著高于试验组患者(t=4.333,P0.05);试验组患者的术中出血量显著低于对照组(t=3.762,P0.01)。两组患者术前术后以及术后2个月的血肌酐水平比较均无明显差异(均P0.05),并且两组患者血肌酐水平组间比较亦无明显差异(均P0.05)。结论:超声引导下对孤立肾多发结石患者实施微创经皮肾穿刺取石术治疗具有较高的安全性和临床疗效。     

The treatment of lower pole renal calculi in 2003

The optimal treatment of patients with lower pole renal calculi is still being defined. Shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and ureteroscopy are all currently utilized to treat patients with this condition. These methods have yielded varying degrees of success. The influence of collecting system anatomy on shock wave lithotripsy results remains controversial. Ongoing randomized, prospective trials evaluating the efficacy of all of these respective therapeutic options will, it is hoped, determine the best approaches for this patient cohort.