Abstract :
Background: Various radiological procedures, X-ray KUB and Ultrasonography to Evaluate
urinary system for Management in ureterolithiasis -requires scrutiny in the term of
indications, success and failure to give benefit to patient. Their relevance and validity
requires to be assessed in present era. Methods: The study is carried out on patients admitted
in municipal general hospitals of Ahmedabad .100 patients were observed and data were
collected in the prescribed Performa consisting details of patient’s history, clinical diagnosis
based on inspection and palpation, pathological findings, radiological findings, operative
findings, post-operative outcome. Results: Observation and analysis of the data of present
series was interesting and important aspects were compared with standard series.
Bacteriuria/UTI was found to be the most common complication in patients operated for
ureterolithiasis. Conclusion: In recent era, radiological procedures to Evaluate urinary
system and minimally invasive URS –Ureteroscopic removal of stone remains as mainstay in
management of patients of Ureterolithiasis. This minimal invasive procedure-URS yields
significantly greater stone free rates for majority of the stone stratifications andassociated
with minimum risk of morbidity and mortality
Keyword :
Ureter, Stone