X Qu1, S Hou, X Wang, X Huang, K Xu, C Yang. 1. Department of Urology, People's Hospital, Beijing Medical University, Beiging 100044, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To improve the etiologic diagnosis of middle-aged and elderly patients with ureteric obstruction. METHODS: The etiology and diagnosis were retrospectively studied in 141 middle-aged and elderly patients with hydronephrosis in recent 10 years. RESULT: 59 patients had ureterolithiasis, 51 ureteric cancer, 11 ureteric tuberculosis, 9 UPJ stricture, 6 uretero-cyst and 5 ureteric polyp. CONCLUSIONS: Ureterolithiasis and ureteric cancer contribute greatly to ureteric obstruction in middle-aged and elderly patients. Etiologically, B ultrasonography is suggested to be used as the first choice in diagnosis and follow-up of the middle-aged and elderly patients with hydronephrosis, especially those accompanied with hematuria.
OBJECTIVE: To improve the etiologic diagnosis of middle-aged and elderly patients with ureteric obstruction. METHODS: The etiology and diagnosis were retrospectively studied in 141 middle-aged and elderly patients with hydronephrosis in recent 10 years. RESULT: 59 patients had ureterolithiasis, 51 ureteric cancer, 11 ureteric tuberculosis, 9 UPJ stricture, 6 uretero-cyst and 5 ureteric polyp. CONCLUSIONS:Ureterolithiasis and ureteric cancer contribute greatly to ureteric obstruction in middle-aged and elderly patients. Etiologically, B ultrasonography is suggested to be used as the first choice in diagnosis and follow-up of the middle-aged and elderly patients with hydronephrosis, especially those accompanied with hematuria.