Xiamen Net News (Reporter Zeng Haoran of Haixi Morning News) The 30-year-old Xiao Liao suffers from the growth of stones in his body. Six months ago, Xiao Liao, who was suffering from ureteral calculi, was in trouble. After examination by the hospital, the stone was located in the upper part of the ureter, and the larger one was about 1.2cm. At that time, he was going to undergo a minimally invasive ureteroscopic lithotripsy operation, but the ureter was discovered during the operation. The lower segment has a longer stenosis, and ordinary ureteroscope cannot enter to reach the stone site, and forced dilation into the endoscope will also lead to ureteral injury, and finally only a thin double J tube is reluctantly indwelled. The operation did not achieve the expected purpose, and Xiao Liao and the attending doctors were at a loss.
Two months ago, Xiao Liao learned that the Department of Urology of Haicang Hospital took the lead in introducing an advanced ultra-thin ureteroscopy operation system in the province a few years ago. Half of it has the reputation of “the thinnest in the world”. So Xiao Liao came to the Department of Urology of Haicang Hospital for treatment. After a detailed assessment of Xiao Liao’s condition, the doctor believed that the application of ultra-fine ureteroscopy in the treatment of this type of ureteral calculi combined with ureteral stricture had a high success rate. Recently, the doctor operated an ultra-fine ureteroscope to perform minimally invasive surgery on Xiao Liao again. The mirror successfully passed through the narrow ureteral stenosis, and the blocked stones were clearly seen. Then, the stones were completely crushed and removed by laser. The operation was successfully completed, and Xiao Liao recovered and was discharged from the hospital soon.
Wang Jiqian, deputy chief physician of the Department of Urology of Haicang Hospital, said that the human ureter is a slender and delicate tube, and the inner diameter of most adult ureters is similar to “disposable bamboo chopsticks”. Minimally invasive surgery is performed in this fragile tube. In some special cases, such as congenital stenosis of ureter, stenosis after injury, ureter of infants, etc., ordinary ureteroscope cannot do anything. At this time, the application of ultra-thin ureteroscope can greatly improve the success rate of the operation and significantly reduce the side injury. The ultra-fine ureteroscope in Haicang Hospital has raised the quality of the operation for urinary calculi to a new level, bringing good news to the majority of calculi patients.