EFFICACY OF RETROGRADE CONTACT ELECTROIMPULSE LITHOTRIPSY
The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility, efficacy and safety of retrograde contact electroimpulse lithotripsy (RCEL) in patients with urolithiasis. RCEL was performed at 436 patients (mean age 53±25 years) with the help of a new electroimpulse lithotripter Urolit-105M (Lithotech Medical, Israel, LLC MedLine, Russia); 26 (6%) patients had kidney stones, 397 (91%) - ureteral calculus and 13 (3%) - urinary bladder stones. RCEL was found to be a feasible, effective and safe method of urolithiasis treatment, resulting in a complete disintegration of calculus in kidnyes, ureters and urinary bladder in 95% cases. Flexible RCEL electrodes ensures a successful calculus demolition throughout the whole urinary tract from kidney calyces to urethra and removal of the fragments.