TRANSLUMBAR ELECTRICAL IMPULSE STIMULATION OF PERISTALTIC ACTIVITY OF THE URETER IN PATIENTS WITH URETEROLITHIASIS

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study conducted in order to study the effect of translumbar electrical impulse stimulation of the pacemaker zone of the renal pelvis and pyeloureteral segment on the peristaltic activity of the ureter in patients with ureterolithiasis. The study included 54 patients aged 22-67 years, 31 men and 23 women with ureteral stones. The size of the stones varied in the range of 4-7 mm, single stones occurred in 40 (74.1%) patients, multiple – in 14 (25.9%) patients. After assessing the initial frequency of ureteral emissions in patients with ureterolithiasis, translumbar electrical impulse stimulation was performed on the side of obstruction using an electromyograph according to the original method. During the study, a change in the peristaltic activity of the ureter was established. The impact was well tolerated by patients. There were no changes in hemodynamic parameters. Summarizing, translumbar electrical impulse stimulation of the pacemaker zone of the renal pelvis and pyeloureteral segment is an effective method of stimulating the peristaltic activity of the ureter and can be used in a complex of therapeutic measures of expulsive therapy in patients with ureterolithiasis.