Adherence to Hippocratic Oath in the Treatment of Urinary Tract Stones by Minimally

procedures) have made open surgery for stones nearly obsolete hence adhering to the father’s of medicine that not to provide treatments which are pointless or harmful. The development of shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy techniques and intracorporeal lithotripsy devices has conferred unprecedented management tools for upper tract stones. With experience, successful stone retrieval has occurred in upwards of 90 % of cases, again with minimal complications. Moreover, transfusion rates, hospital costs, and convalescence periods have been markedly reduced when compared to open surgery. Objective: This study aimed to document the profile and outcome of patients treated for urinary tract stones by minimally invasive approach at Apollo Medical Centre – Dar-es-salaam, for five years being an experience in a typical third world environment. Methods: This was a five years hospital based descriptive, combined retrospective and prospective study conducted by using a structured data collecting tool. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: A total of 281patients treated for urinary tract stones by minimally invasive approach in a period of five years were enrolled, of which 204 were retrospective, and 77 patients wer