Ureterotomy

Not every ureteral stone requires surgery. Some stones are small and may be excreted automatically. You can try non-surgical methods first, such as drug therapy. Some stones are slightly larger or difficult to discharge from the body, but other methods can also be tried first, such as dragging with a stone basket, pneumatic ballistic lithotripsy in the ureter, or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Stones at the ureteral opening can be removed through cystoscopy with stone forceps. Surgical cases need to be selected to determine the indications. If the stone has been diagnosed for a long time, after the trial of the various non-surgical treatments mentioned above, the surgical problem should be considered, and those with obvious stasis above the stone should be given priority consideration. The surgical treatment of ureteral calculi is generally performed by ureterolithotomy. The difficulty of the operation depends on the lesions or abnormalities of the calculus, the ureter itself and the surrounding tissue.

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