Retrograde endoscopic-assisted percutaneous treatment of transplanted kidney calyceal fistula

Introduction. Calyceal fistula is a rare complication of a renal transplantation. This complication can lead to postoperative graft failure. The treatment approaches range from a partial nephrectomy to a routine nephrostomy.Objective. To present the successful application of the retrograde endoscopic-assisted percutaneous treatment of transplanted kidney calyceal fistula.Clinical case. A patient after kidney allotransplantation is under our care. Control postoperative ultrasound examination revealed a pararenal fluid mass in the left iliac region. Its percutaneous drainage was performed. Biochemical analysis revealed high levels of creatinine and urea in the drainage discharge. Despite ureteral stent and urethral catheter drainage, about 500 to 600 ml of urine per day was excreted by the drainage. Percutaneous puncture nephrostomy could not be performed due to the absence of dilatation of the renal cavity system. In the lithotomic position, the damaged calyx was identified by performing flexible ureteropyeloscopy. Then we percutaneously targeted the injured calyx and the distal end of the ureteroscope inserted transurethrally, so that the needle tip appeared in the paranephral cavity opposite the injured calyx. Under the control of a flexible ureteroscope the needle was inserted into the kidney pelvis, a nephrostomy tube 12 Ch was placed along the string. The discharge through the drain stopped within a week and it was removed. Follow-up examination nine weeks after surgery revealed that the patient had no complaints and renal ultrasound showed no features, so the nephrostomy tube was removed.Conclusion. The described method is the minimally invasive, affordable, and efficient method for the treatment of transplanted kidney calyceal fistula

Diagnostics and correction of metabolic disorders in patients with recurrent urolithiasis after endoscopic removal of stones

The article is devoted to the problem of kidney stones. The authors provide the results of a study of 107 men aged 48 to 76 years, were divided into three groups – primary and two control groups. The main and the first control group consisted of 40 patients with recurrent urolithiasis without urinary tract obstruction after endoscopic stone removal and partial androgen deficiency. The second control group consisted of 27 healthy men aged 48 to 70 years. Patients for one year he was promoted endoscopic removal of urinary stones: transurethral nephrolithotripsy – 55 patients, and percutaneous nephrolithotripsy – 25. After discharge from hospital all patients had a diagnosis and correction of metabolic disorders using physical-chemical and biochemical indicators of urine and blood. To study the mineral composition and structural-textural features of urinary stones and their fragments after surgical interventions were performed: x-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, polarization and electron microscopy. Was carried out following the relapse of urolithiasis: patients of the main group received pathogenetic androgen therapy as monotherapy, and patients in the control group conventional treatment (antibiotics, spasmolytic, herbal remedies). The results of therapy and follow-up care for 6 years showed a low recurrence of stone formation in patients of the main group and highest in the control. Age-related decline in androgen levels in men may be an additional factor in stone formation. Pathogenic androgen replacement therapy leads to normalization of the content of lithogenic substances in the blood and urine, as well as physico-chemical properties of urine, thereby reducing the process of stone formation

The non-biological simulator with the ability to regulate the position of the kidney and bone landmarks: use for training puncture access in percutaneous nephrolithotripsy

Introduction. The non-biological simulators presented in the literature are far from the real human anatomy and are primarily aimed at developing the skill of the pyelocalyceal system (PCS) puncture without the possibility of imitating various intraoperative scenarios.Purpose of the study. To describe the manufacturing and initial testing of the ultrasound-guided PCS puncture simulator with arbitrary placement of bone landmarks and a kidney model, along with the use of a retrograde view during PCS puncture.Materials and methods. This study included training for 5 resident and 2 urologists. Each participant performed the puncture 5 times using an 18-gauge ultrasound-guided needle. A comparison was made between the number of attempts to form access, the duration of the puncture and its correctness (puncture into the small calyx through the papilla), as well as the correctness of determining the target calyx. The trajectory of the needle was retrogradely assessed using a semi-rigid ureteroscope, and the anatomical identification of the selected calyx was assessed using our mobile application.Results. The total number of attempts was 49 and 14 among residents and urologists, respectively. The average duration of the puncture step was 25.2 and 12.0 seconds. In 9/25 cases, residents were able to correctly analyze visual ultrasound information to determine the target calyx. When a contrast agent was injected into the PCS after 63 punctures, no contrast leakage was found.Conclusion. The proposed PCS puncture simulator allows to develop to develop all the necessary skills for cost-effective training of young urologists in the technique of percutaneous access

Extensive penile skin necrosis after surgery for Peyronie's disease

The clinical case represents the surgical correction of postoperative complications in a patient with Peyronie's disease. The patient underwent flap corporoplasty using an autovein. The late postoperative period in the patient was complicated by extensive necrosis of the penile skin, which required repeated surgery as follows. The first stage of surgical treatment was performed by excision of necrotic tissues of the penile skin. Within 10 days of the postoperative period, chymotrypsin with an ointment containing dioxomethyltetrahydropyrimidine with chloramphenicol was applied to the penile wound surface to prepare the wound for subsequent skin autotransplantation. Further, within 5 days, the polymeric drainage sorbent «Aseptisorb DT» was applied to the wound surface until the wound was cleansed and granulation tissue was formed. The second stage of the surgical treatment performed penile skin replacement plasty with a free perforated skin graft taken from the patient's femoral surface

Comparative analysis of the results of standard and minipercutaneous nephrolithotripsy for staghorn stones

Introduction. There are conflicting data in the literature on the results of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in staghorn stones.Objective. To compare the results of standard and mini-PCNL.Materials and methods. The results of PCNL in 90 patients with staghorn stones were analyzed, which were divided into two groups. In the I group, 58 (64.4%) patients underwent standard PNL with a nephroscope 24 Fr, in the II group, 32 (35.6%) patients underwent mini-PCNL with an endoscope 15 Fr. The operative time and the number of postoperative complications were compared. To assess the effectiveness of PCNL, an overview radiography or native computed tomography was performed. The operation was considered successful with residual fragments less than 3 mm.Results. Operative time, number of complications and blood transfusions, the effectiveness of PCNL in groups I and II were 80.0 ± 20.6 and 96.5 ± 25.0 min, 24.1% and 15.6%, 10.3% and 3.1%, 86.2% and 84.4%. Additional interventions were resorted to in 7 (12.1%) patients in I group, and in 4 (12.5%) patients in II group. Complications in I and II groups were observed in 14 (24.1%) and 5 (15.6%) cases. The frequency of blood transfusions was significantly higher after standard PCNL (10.3% / 3.1%, p < 0.05). Complications of grade III with mini-PCNL, replacement of an incorrectly installed stent was included in 2 patients, and with standard PCNL, ureteral stenting with urine leakage through the nephrostomic tract in 2 patients, drainage of the pleural cavity in one case.Conclusion. Standard PCNL is an effective method in staghorn stones, but the number of complications after it remains higher. In selected patients with staghorn stones, the results of mini-PCNL are comparable to those of standard PCNL

THE OPERATIVE CYSTOSCOPE WITH JOYSTICK CONTROL MECHANISM OF FLEXIBLE TOOLS INSERTED INTO THE URINARY BLADDER AND THE URETER

The authors developed an operative cystoscope with joystick control mechanism of ureter catheters and other flexible tools. This construction allowed control of flexible tools inserted into the bladder and the ureter in various directions, thus providing a necessary observation of the operative field at endoscopic operations on the bladder and ureter. This was one of the factors, which determined the operation success