MP38-04 IMPACTED STONE MODEL USED TO COMPARE HYDROPHILIC GUIDEWIRE EFFICACY

Daniel Faaborg, Jacob Khouri, Kristene Myklak, Muhannad Alsyouf, Duane Baldwin

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Guide wire passage beyond impacted stones is the first step of either stone treatment or decompression of infected obstructed systems. The optimal guidewire for use with impacted ureteral stones has not been previously determined. The purpose of this study was to develop an in-vitro impacted ureteral stone model and to use this model to compare efficacy between several commercially available guide wires. METHOD(S): An in-vitro impacted ureteral stone model was constructed to simulate actual ureteral diameter, length, and angulation. Next, a calcium oxalate monohydrate stone was placed into the ureter and impacted to resist passage of fluid at 300 mm Hg. A ureteral catheter was positioned 2 cm below the impacted stone. In a randomized single blinded fashion, five attending urologists tested the model using 0.038 inch versions of the angle-tipped ZIPwire (Boston Scientific), angle-tipped Glidewire (Terumo), angle-tipped Hiwire (Cook), straight-tipped Roadrunner hydrophilic PC (Cook), and the straight-tipped Standard Teflon coated wire (Cook). In addition, in a separate benchtop trial the force required to pass the impacted stone was measured. Outcomes included time for wire passage (sec), number of attempts, force required for wire passage and attending blinded subjective preference ratings. An Independent-Samples Kruskal-Wallis test was used for statistical analysis, with p
Original languageAmerican English
JournalThe Journal of Urology
Volume193
Issue number4S
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2015

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Surgery
  • Urology

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