... ureteral stones after failed retrograde ureteroscopy. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 75 patients (43 males, 32 females; mean age 51.7 ± 13.1 years) with middle (n = 54) and lower (n = 21) ureteral stones treated between June 2023 and May 2025. All patients underwent PAFUL with 12/14 Fr tip...

...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...

.... 2024 Proximal ureteral stones Ureteroscopy Endoscopy Spinal anesthesia General anesthesia Ureteral stones constitute one-fifth of all urinary system stones [ 1, 2 ]. Due to the severe colic pain affecting the quality of life and the possible risk of obstruction that may reveal...

..., the use of a UAS should also be considered for limited stone disease. [email protected] 16 07 2024 02 12 2024 06 12 2024 Urolithiasis Ureteroscopy Access sheath Radiation exposure Kidney stone Urolithiasis is common in industrialized countries...

... distance of 1 cm. 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 calculi and ureteral calculi [ 2 ]. Single-use (disposable) flexible...

...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...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher 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. Ureteral stent Pushback Ureteroscopy Ureterolithiasis Imaging...

.... Kidney calculi Spinal anesthesia Ureteroscopy Urolithiasis Technique Nephrolithiasis Urinary calculi URS RIRS Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. All continuous variables were normally distributed and presented as mean ± standard deviation, while categorical variables were...

...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...

...(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. Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma Upper urinary tract cytology Atypical Class III Repeated RP Ureteroscopy...

.... 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...

...   A , Culkin   D , Xue   W , Roelofs   A , Duvdevani   M , et al. ; CROES URS Global Study Group . Preoperative JJ stent placement in ureteric and renal stone treatment: results from the Clinical Research Office of Endourological Society (CROES) ureteroscopy (URS) Global Study . BJU Int . 2016...

...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...