Benefits of accurate and guided endoureterotomy versus ureteral balloon dilatation in the management of ureteral strictures-comparative animal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endoscopic treatment of ureteral strictures provides a minimally invasive approach with a shorter hospital stay and less postoperative pain. There are different therapeutic options, the dilatation balloon and endoureterotomy with holmium yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser are the most used. To assess histological changes after endoureterotomy in the ureteral stricture treatment comparing Ho:YAG laser endoureterotomy versus balloon dilatation endoureterotomy.

Methods

The subjects used were a total of 48 female pigs. The initial assessment consisted of an endoscopic, nephrosonographic, and contrast fluoroscopic evaluation of the urinary tract. Subsequently, a model of ureteral stricture was performed. Three weeks later, the ureteral stricture was diagnosed and t

SUBMITTER: Victoria MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560343 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature