...Erhan Erdoğan; Ahmet Fatih Kanberoğlu; Alper Aşık; Göksu Sarıca; Kemal Sarıca Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) in treating unilateral moderate-sized (10–20 mm) kidney stones, with a focus...

...Yujun Chen; Heng Yang; Yue Yu; Haibo Xi; Gongxian Wang; Xiaochen Zhou Introduction: The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between the dilation states of the renal collecting system in flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS) view and intrarenal pressure (IRP). Methods: Fifteen porcine kidneys...

...Guanghua Peng; Jin Kuang; Yijian Chen; Xin Huang; Leming Song; Xiaolin Deng Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of flexible ureteroscopy using a tip-flexible pressure-controlling ureteral access sheath (TFPC-UAS) for renal stones in children. Methods...

... colic with spontaneous stone elimination about 20 years before. The stone was located in the upper calyx. He underwent a flexible ureteroscopy. After an initial fragmentation, a Hem-o-lok was reported, partially wedged into the renal parenchyma. After removing the HOLC with a basket, a small urinary...

...Zhe Zhou; Yang Li; Yutong Chen; Zhiqun Shang; Yuanjie Niu Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical safety and efficiency between one-stage flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) during single-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and multi-tract PCNL in the treatment of parallel...

.... Flexible ureteroscopy Renal pelvic pressure Kidney stone Solitary kidney Renal calculi in patients with a solitary kidney are common, and their treatment is complicated. The treatment methods for renal calculi in these patients are mainly percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and flexible...

... Preoperative stenting Prestenting Flexible ureteroscopy Ureterorenoscopy © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel 2021 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means...

...Xueliang Chang; Yaxuan Wang; Jingdong Li; Zhenwei Han Introduction: The purpose of this article is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of prestenting (PS) versus non-PS (NPS) of flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) to treat large upper urinary stones. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature research...

... inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), for flexible ureteroscopy (fURS). Materials and Methods: A retrospective monocentric statistical analysis relating to 32 factors was performed with the χ 2 test, Mann-Whitney U tests, and multivariate logistic regression. Results: In total, 416 consecutive fURS performed...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Micropercutaneous surgery Micro-PCNL Retrograde intrarenal surgery Flexible ureteroscopy Kidney stones...

...Konrad Wilhelm; Oliver Hahn; Martin Schoenthaler; Simon Hein; Jakob Neubauer; Marco Schnabel; Andreas Neisius Introduction: It is unclear whether endoscopic assessment of the stone-free rate after flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) is as effective as assessment with low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan...

...Han Chen; Gang Chen; Yunxiao Zhu; Ziyi Yang; Chaoyu Xiong; Yang Pan Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) with prestenting (PS) for patients and a newly starting department. Method: The data of patients who underwent fURS for calculi...

...He Zhang; Tian yu Hong; Gang Li; Ning Jiang; Chuanyi Hu; Xingang Cui; Chuanmin Chu; Jun Long Zhao Objective: To compare the efficacy of new percutaneous technique (“ultra-mini PCNL”, UMP), shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) on the treatment of 1–2 cm lower pole kidney...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Flexible ureteroscopy Holmium laser Renal cyst Endourology In view of our experience and previous reports, the ideal candidates for RIR-HoLI are patients with single...

...Julie Carrouget; Myriam Ammi; Cosmina Nedelcu; Julien Cassereau; Souhil Lebdai; Abdel Rahmène Azzouzi; Pierre Bigot A 49-year-old woman was treated for right kidney stones using flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. She was readmitted 2 weeks after the treatment with complaints of walking...

...Volkan Tugcu; Berkan Resorlu; Selcuk Sahin; Arda Atar; Ramazan Kocakaya; Mithat Eksi; Ali Ihsan Tasci Objective: To compare safety and effectiveness of flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS) and laparoscopic retroperitoneal ureterolithotomy (L-RU) in treatment of proximal ureteral stones larger than 15 mm...

...Chen Xu; Ri-jin Song; Min-jun Jiang; Chao Qin; Xiao-lan Wang; Wei Zhang Objective: To evaluate the efficiency and safety of flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) and holmium lithotripsy for intrarenal stones and to stratify the efficiency and safety by stone burdens of ≤20, 20-40, and ≥40 mm. Methods: Five...

...C. Bach; S. Nesar; P. Kumar; A. Goyal; S. Kachrilas; A. Papatsoris; J. Masood; N. Buchholz Objectives: To evaluate whether the use of sheaths to access the ureter has increased after the introduction of new digital ureterorenoscopes in patients undergoing flexible ureteroscopy. Methods: 140...

...Lukas Lusuardi; Stephan Hruby; Stephan Jeschke; Reinhold Zimmermann; Manuela Sieberer; Günther Janetschek Purpose: Retrograde ureteral access after cross-trigonal ureteral reimplantation can be challenging. We present our experience with retrograde ureteral catheterization and flexible ureteroscopy...