Steinstrasse (medicine)

As Stone Street is an undesirable side effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , ie the fragmentation of kidney stones , respectively.

If parts of the shattered stone collect in the ureter , it is called a stone road. It occurs in around 7 to 10 percent of all shock wave treatments for kidney stones. Your treatment depends on the extent of the Steinstrasse and any other symptoms. If the size of the stone fragments is less than 5 cm and if there is no additional urosepsis , the stone remains can be smashed further on the spot and then diverted. The alternative to this mostly successful type of treatment is an endoscopic procedure and the application of a ureteral stent . However, complicated stone roads or other accompanying symptoms require a different approach, e.g. B. the nephrostomy (The urine is discharged from the renal pelvis via a tube, bypassing the urinary tract).

Web links

• Guideline " Technique of Interventional and Surgical Stone Therapy " Dt. Society f. Urology 1999

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