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Safety and feasibility of day case ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy (URSL) in patients with a solitary kidney

Safety and feasibility of day case ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy (URSL) in patients with a solitary kidney
Safety and feasibility of day case ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy (URSL) in patients with a solitary kidney

INTRODUCTION: The management of nephrolithiasis in patients with a solitary kidney poses a treatment challenge. The study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of ureteroscopy and laser stone fragmentation (URSL) for renal stones in these patients treated in our university teaching hospital.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between July 2012 and December 2014, seventeen cases of URSL for stones in a solitary kidney were reviewed. Patient demographics, stone dimensions, perioperative and post-operative outcomes were recorded in a prospectively maintained database. Serum creatinine levels pre-procedure and at follow-up were also compared.

RESULTS: Seventeen cases of URSL were conducted with a mean age of 52.9 ±19.9 years. 8 of the 17 (47%) patients had stones in multiple locations and 13 (76%) were in the lower pole. The mean ± SD stone size and BMI were 13.0 ±8.9 mm and 31.6 ±5.8 kg/m(2), respectively. The stone free rate (SFR) was 82.5%. Fourteen (82.5%) patients were discharged the same day and 16 cases (94%) were discharged within 24 hours. For patients with deranged pre-operative serum creatinine, the mean serum creatinine level improved from 131.2 ±68.3 µmol/L pre-URSL to 106.5 ±36.7 µmol/L at follow-up. There was one Clavien grade II complication with a patient requiring additional antibiotics for post-operative urinary tract infection. There were no other major or minor complications.

CONCLUSIONS: Day case ureteroscopy for stone disease in a solitary kidney is safe and feasible with a low complication rate and an overall improvement in renal function.

Journal Article
2080-4806
91-95
Ghosh, Anngona
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Somani, Bhaskar K.
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Ghosh, Anngona
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Somani, Bhaskar K.
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Ghosh, Anngona and Somani, Bhaskar K. (2016) Safety and feasibility of day case ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy (URSL) in patients with a solitary kidney. Central European Journal of Urology, 69 (1), 91-95. (doi:10.5173/ceju.2016.709).

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INTRODUCTION: The management of nephrolithiasis in patients with a solitary kidney poses a treatment challenge. The study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of ureteroscopy and laser stone fragmentation (URSL) for renal stones in these patients treated in our university teaching hospital.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between July 2012 and December 2014, seventeen cases of URSL for stones in a solitary kidney were reviewed. Patient demographics, stone dimensions, perioperative and post-operative outcomes were recorded in a prospectively maintained database. Serum creatinine levels pre-procedure and at follow-up were also compared.

RESULTS: Seventeen cases of URSL were conducted with a mean age of 52.9 ±19.9 years. 8 of the 17 (47%) patients had stones in multiple locations and 13 (76%) were in the lower pole. The mean ± SD stone size and BMI were 13.0 ±8.9 mm and 31.6 ±5.8 kg/m(2), respectively. The stone free rate (SFR) was 82.5%. Fourteen (82.5%) patients were discharged the same day and 16 cases (94%) were discharged within 24 hours. For patients with deranged pre-operative serum creatinine, the mean serum creatinine level improved from 131.2 ±68.3 µmol/L pre-URSL to 106.5 ±36.7 µmol/L at follow-up. There was one Clavien grade II complication with a patient requiring additional antibiotics for post-operative urinary tract infection. There were no other major or minor complications.

CONCLUSIONS: Day case ureteroscopy for stone disease in a solitary kidney is safe and feasible with a low complication rate and an overall improvement in renal function.

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Accepted/In Press date: 25 November 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 January 2016
Published date: 2016
Keywords: Journal Article

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Local EPrints ID: 419380
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/419380
ISSN: 2080-4806
PURE UUID: bfaf3f81-f7b2-48fb-b457-aa3edd52ee58

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Author: Anngona Ghosh

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