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Surgery and Surgical Research
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VOL. 5, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Profiling and management of ureteric calculi in a tertiary care teaching Hospital – A descriptive cross-sectional study
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D Mugundan
Abstract

Ureteric calculi, due to its chance of complication and its painful nature it becomes a global health burden. Profiling and management of ureteric calculi aspects involves understanding epidemiology, clinical presentation, key factors such as age, gender, seasonal distribution and its diagnostic modalities such as ultrasonography, CT scan plays a pivotal role in accurate localization and size of ureteric calculi. Wide spectrum ranging of management involves conservative measures to surgery. Conservative management involves hydration, pain management to facilitate stone passage and to alleviate symptoms. Surgery management includes ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), laparoscopic ureterolithotomy, pushback PCNL and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), offers effective means for stone fragmentation and removal. For effective tailored management of ureteric calculi, they should be profiled.

This is a study of 90 patient with calculi disease of ureter seen during a period of one and half year, from October 2019- April 2021 who presented at southern railways headquarters’ hospital with special reference to clinical evaluation with thorough clinical examination along with epidemiology workup, radiological and relevant blood investigation. The current study aims to assess clinical, imaging, laboratory parameters of patients with ureteric calculi, confirm diagnosis and its intraoperative findings to arrive at decision making process and finally emphasis on treatment modalities at different levels and compare the result with similar published studies.
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Pages:30-36
How to cite this article:
D Mugundan "Profiling and management of ureteric calculi in a tertiary care teaching Hospital – A descriptive cross-sectional study". International Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research, Vol 5, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 30-36
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