...Naeem Bhojani; Larry E. Miller; Samir K. Bhattacharyya; Wei Jin Chua; Thomas Tailly; Brian Eisner; Ben H. Chew Background: Ureteroscopy is a widely used minimally invasive procedure for treating kidney stones. While ureteroscopy is generally safe and effective, it carries risks of complications...

...Benedikt Ebner; Lucas Bohn; Mousa Nofal; Stephan Ledderose; Gerald B. Schulz; Robert Bischoff; Philipp Maximilian Kazmierczak; Michael Chaloupka; Jozefina Casuscelli; Raphaela Waidelich; Christian G. Stief; Severin Rodler; Lennert Eismann Introduction: The role of diagnostic ureteroscopy (URS...

... in terms of reduced postoperative pain after ureteroscopy [ 4‒6 ]. SA has also other advantages, including a lower treatment cost and no risk for loss of reflexes. On the other hand, SA may have some disadvantages among which the patient’s concern about perioperative pain and postspinal headache...

... . 1974 ; 112 (2): 176 – 8 . 11. Kaplan AG , Lipkin ME , Scales CD , Preminger GM . Use of ureteral access sheaths in ureteroscopy . Nat Rev Urol . 2016 ; 13 (3): 135 – 40 . 12. Lima A , Reeves T , Geraghty R , Pietropaolo A , Whitehurst L...

... Disposable Flexible ureteroscopes Reusable Single-use ureteroscopes Ureteroscopy Nephrolithiasis is common throughout the world. Its reported incidence has ranged from 7 to 13% in North America, 5–9% in Europe, and 1–5% in Asia [ 1 ]. Flexible ureteroscopy is the mainstream treatment for renal...

...Chao Cheng; Yucheng Ma; Jun Wen; Liyuan Xiang; Xi Jin Introduction: Urolithiasis is one of the most common diseases in the world, and at present, ureteroscopy (URS) is the first choice for its treatment. Although the effect is good, there is a risk of insertion failure of ureteroscope. Tamsulosin...

.... Ureteral stent Pushback Ureteroscopy Ureterolithiasis Imaging Treatment of symptomatic ureteral stones is usually preceded by insertion of a ureteral stent [1]. In an emergency situation, patients with recurrent colic, renal failure, and/or septic disease due to a ureter stone are generally...

.... Kidney calculi Spinal anesthesia Ureteroscopy Urolithiasis Technique Nephrolithiasis Urinary calculi URS RIRS [email protected] 9 01 2021 22 06 2021 8 09 2021 © 2021 S. Karger AG, Basel Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved...

...Lennert Eismann; Alexander Kretschmer; Abdulmajeed Alghamdi; Maximilian Eisel; Ronald Sroka; Christian G. Stief; Frank Strittmatter Introduction: Indication of ureteroscopy for the treatment of urolithiasis has expanded immensely over the last decade. Fiber-optic and digital reusable instruments...

... stones and the stones dealt by flexible ureteroscopy (p = 0.0002; p < 0.0001, respectively; some ureteral stones were dealt by flexible ureteroscopy). Ureteral stones and the stones dealt by semirigid ureteroscopy were not influenced by PS (p = 0.62; p = 0.90, respectively). PS is equal as non-PS...

...Jun Li; Zhongwei Zheng; Chang Sheng; Qier Xia s Objectives: This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of INNOVEX TM ureteral dilation balloon catheter to promote the likelihood of passing the ureter to complete primary ureteroscopy (URS). Methods: This was a prospective case series...

.... The timing of CD diagnosis is correlated to the success of the first treatment. Results: Forty-eight patients were found. CD was diagnosed prior to intervention in 20 (42%) cases and intraoperatively during flexible ureteroscopy in 17 (35%) and 11 (23%) cases were diagnosed after failed intervention, mainly...

... urinary tract and simplify what has historically been a complex disease to manage. Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma Upper urinary tract cytology Atypical Class III Repeated RP Ureteroscopy Ureterorenoscopy Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) accounts for 5–10...

.... Urolithiasis Ureteroscopy Stent Ureteral stent Diagnosis-related group-system About 12% of the world’s population suffers from urolithiasis during the course of their lives [ 1 ]. In the past, there has been an increasing incidence and prevalence [ 2 ]. Therefore, urolithiasis is already compared...

...Aso Omer Rashid; Aree Attar; Karmand Sedeeq Mohammed; Saman Salih Fakhralddin; Lana Nawzad Abdulla; Noor Buchholz Introduction: Besides extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, semi-rigid ureteroscopy (URS) has become an equal therapy of choice for the treatment of most distal ureteric stones. Before...

... 2018 and March 2019, 78 patients with a single ureteral stone underwent retrograde ureteroscopy with a Wolf 8F/9.8F rigid ureteroscope and a 200-μm holmium-YAG laser. The mean stone size was 11.8 mm, measured for the maximum length. The negative-pressure laser lithotripsy device consists of an F5...

...Tomasz Ozimek; Mario W. Kramer; Marie C. Hupe; Jan M. Laturnus; Julian P. Struck; Martin J.P. Hennig; Axel S. Merseburger; Jens Cordes Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of residents’ participation in flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) on intra- and postoperative outcomes...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Ureteroscopy Ureteral calculi Kidney calculi Ureteral stent Complete stone removal was reported for 68.7% (211/307) of all cases in the BUSTER series (Fig.  1). The reported rate for clinically irrelevant residual fragments...

...JiaLe Sun; JiangNan Xu; Jun OuYang Objective: To investigate the potential risk factors of infectious complications following ureteroscopy (URS). Materials and Methods: Studies reporting risk factors of infectious complications following URS were searched via PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library...

...Ariel Zisman; Shadie Badaan; Alexander Kastin; Alexander Kravtsov; Gilad E. Amiel; Michael Mullerad Introduction and Objectives: Urinary tract infections (UTI) following ureteroscopy (URS) occur in about 4% of patients. Due to the resistant bacterial strains we encounter in our institution, we...