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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Randomized controlled trial

Therapeutic effects of flexible ureteroscopy alone and in combination with external physical vibration on upper urinary tract calculi: a randomized controlled trial

Cheng Tan
1
,
Yongbao Jiang
1
,
Shanshan Song
2
,
Xiaoge Li
2
,
Chunliang Zhou
3

1.
Medical Examination Centre, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
2.
Department of Urology, Ningbo Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
3.
Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
Videosurgery Miniinv 2021; 16 (3): 536–542
Online publish date: 2021/05/25
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Introduction
Upper urinary tract calculus is a common disease of the urinary system. Aim: To compare the therapeutic effects of flexible ureteroscopy alone and in combination with external physical vibration on upper urinary tract calculi.

Material and methods
A total of 146 patients were randomly divided into control and experimental groups (n = 73). The control group received flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy, and the experimental group underwent the same but combined with external physical vibration. The rate of finding stones in the urine on the day after treatment, clearance rate, components of stones, levels of renal function indices blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Scr), and incidence of complications were compared. The stone-free rate during 1-year follow-up was analysed by Kaplan-Meier method.

Results
The rate of finding stones in the urine on the day after treatment was higher in the experimental group (100%) than that in the control group (29.73%) (p < 0.05). The clearance rates on the day, at 1 week, and at 2 weeks after treatment in the experimental group were 71.23%, 87.67%, and 95.89%, respectively, which surpassed those of the control group at corresponding time points (p < 0.05). BUN and Scr levels decreased after treatment in both groups, especially in the experimental group (p < 0.05). The stone-free rate during 1-year follow-up in the experimental group (n = 71 (97.26%)) exceeded that of the control group (n = 61 (83.56%)) (p < 0.05).

Conclusions
External physical vibration combined with flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy significantly increased the rate of finding stones in the urine the day after treatment, the clearance rate of upper urinary tract calculi, and the ameliorated renal function and reduced the stone re-formation rate.

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external physical vibration, flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy, upper urinary tract calculi, clearance, re-formation

  
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