O.V. Shypelyk
Comparison of patiens’ life quality after open and laparoscopic pyeloplasty
In the article is presented an estimation of life quality of 49 patients with pyelo-ureteral junction stricture operated in urological departments of the State Scientific Centre “Scientific and Practicing Centre of Preventive and Clinical Medicine” on the basis of the State Affairs Governance in Kyiv and Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital during 2008-2010 using the questionnaire SF-36. Indexes of physical activity (PF), role functioning (RP) and pain intensity (BP) were much better in the group of patients operated by laparoscopic method. These differences were more evident in early post-operational period and more expressed when physical indexes were compared. Thus, laparoscopic pyeloplasty can be considered a new standard in pyelo-ureteral junction stricture treatment.