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01-02-2012 | Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Effectiveness of ultrasonography in the postoperative follow-up of pediatric patients undergoing ureteroscopic stone manipulation”
Authors:
Abdulkadir Tepeler, Tolga Akman, Murat Binbay, Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu
Published in:
Pediatric Surgery International
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Issue 2/2012
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Excerpt
This is an important study demonstrating the radiation safety and effectiveness of the ultrasonography (US), adjacent to plain film, in the postoperative follow-up of children with ureteral calculi treated with ureteroscopy (URS) [
1]. US is the most popular, effective and X-ray free imaging modality used for children in the diagnosis of follow-up period. In addition, it provides the three-dimensional visualization of the urinary tract. Doppler US is another safety and highly specific method in the diagnosis of residual ureteral stones after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) [
2]. The usage of doppler US in the follow-up of children after the URS procedure may increase the sensitivity and specificity of the US. …