Use of the Uro Dyna-CT in endourology - the new frontier
Int. braz. j. urol
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43(4): 762-765, July-Aug. 2017. graf
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-892868
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT We describe the use of the Uro Dyna-CT, an imaging system used in the operating room that produces real-time three-dimensional (3D) imaging and cross-sectional image reconstructions similar to an intraoperative computerized tomography, during a percutaneous nephrolithotomy and a contralateral flexible ureteroscopy in a complete supine position. A 65 year-old female patient had an incomplete calyceal staghorn stone in the right kidney and a 10mm in the left one. The procedure was uneventful and the intraoperative use of the Uro Dyna-CT identified 2 residual stones that were not found by digital fluoroscopy and flexible nephroscopy at the end of surgery, helping us to render the patient stone-free in one procedure, which was confirmed by a postoperative CT scan. Prospective studies will define the real role of the Uro Dyna-CT for endourological procedures, but its use seems to be a very promising tool for improving stone free rates and decreasing auxiliary procedures, especially for complex cases.
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Main subject:
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
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Kidney Calculi
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ureteroscopy
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. braz. j. urol
Journal subject:
Urology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital 9 de Julho/BR
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