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Status, Needs, and Perspectives on the Practice of Endourology in Africa: a Continental Survey of 21 Reference Centers

Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 2023
Endourology occupies an important place in modern urological practice. Compared with conventional surgery, it offers improved safety and patients experience less severe postoperative effects.
Saleh Abdelkerim Nedjim, Ziba Ouima Justin Dieudonné, Hagguir Hissein, Kaleab Habtemichael Gebreselassie, Douglas Arthur, Mahamane Salissou, Mahamat Ali Mahamat, Abdullahi Khalid, Emmanuel Muhawenimana, Cléhaude Dibingue, Thoto Shabani Marebo, Gnimdou Botcho, Daniel Danai, Rimtebaye Kimassoum, Choua Ouchemi, Mamadou II Barry Barry, Odzebe Anani Wenceslas Sévérin, Kasonde Bowa, Berthé Honoré, John Lazarus, Coulibaly Noël, Alain Khassim Ndoye, Aboutaieb Rachid   +22 more
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Accessory instrumentation in flexible ureteroscopy: Evidence-based recommendation

Indian Journal of Urology, 2008
Instrumentation is the key to success in endourology. Indeed, endourology could be redefined as "enginurology" as the marriage between engineering and urology to develop instrumentation to improve patient outcomes is the key facilitator in the ...
Timothy Holden, Renato Nardi Pedro, Manoj Monga   +2 more
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A cross-sectional survey of endourology expertise and practice among urologists in Nigeria

African Journal of Urology
Background Endourology, a minimally invasive subspecialty of urology, has transformed the diagnosis and management of various urological conditions. Despite its advances and global adoption, access to endourology treatment remains limited in Nigeria ...
Amina Buba, Leasha John, Martin Igbokwe, Muhammed Ahmed   +3 more
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Differences in the percutaneous nephrolithotomy practice patterns among Latin American urologists with and without endourology training

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Purpose: Although the worldwide percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) practice pat- terns determined via a survey sent to members of the Endourological Society have been published, differences in PCNL practice patterns among Latin American urologists based
Braulio O. Manzo, Edgar Lozada, Fabio C. Vicentini, Francisco Javier Sanchez, Gildardo Manzo   +4 more
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Perceptions of Endourology Training in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Senior Urology Residents

The Annals of African Surgery
Background: Endourology has become the mainstay of modern urological diagnosis and intervention. Despite its growth and adoption in other parts of the world, its uptake remains limited in Nigeria.
Leasha John, Amina Buba, Chukwunonso Akpamgbo, Martin Igbokwe, Muhammed Ahmed   +4 more
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“Laparoscopic pyeloplasty for treating ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a patient with Fontan physiology: The first case described in literature”

Urology Case Reports, 2023
The Fontan procedure is a palliative operation for patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease. In this case-report, we present the case of a 36-years-old man, with Fontan physiology and ureteropelvic junction obstruction, undergoing ...
Theodoros Spinos, Nikolaos Grivas, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Leotsakos, Dimitrios Ermidis, Markos Karavitakis   +5 more
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The Prime Time for Flexible Ureteroscopy for Large Renal Stones Is Coming: Is Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy No Longer Needed?

Urology Research and Practice, 2023
Advances in laser technology and surgical telescopic systems have propelled retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) to the forefront as a viable alternative to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Senol Tonyali, Hakan Bahadir Haberal, Francesco Esperto, Zeeshan Hamid, Lazaros Tzelves, Amelia Pietropaolo, Esteban Emiliani   +6 more
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Technique for supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Urology Video Journal, 2020
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the gold standard for large kidney stones. Supine approach has proved to be safe and effective. Herein we present an educational video about our stepwise technique of supine PCNL in a safe way.
Mario Basulto-Martínez, Silvia Proietti, Yuyi Yeow, Ilenia Rapallo, Giuseppe Saitta, Vincent De Coninck, Lorenzo Luciani, Piera Bellinzoni, Franco Gaboardi, Guido Giusti   +9 more
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Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the management of urinary stones: New concepts and techniques to improve outcomes

Asian Journal of Urology
Objective: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) currently plays an important role in the treatment of urinary tract lithiasis. The purpose of this article was to describe new concepts and procedural strategies that would improve results using SWL ...
Pilar Bahilo-Mateu, Alberto Budia-Alba
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A contemporary step-by-step guide to performing flexible ureterorenoscopy for renal calculi

Current Urology
. With advancements in laser technology and urological techniques, flexible ureterorenoscopy has emerged as a vital surgical approach for managing stone disease. Various techniques can be employed to customize endourological stone treatments. Despite the
Thomas Fonseka, Alberto Melchionna, Nicolo De Luyk, Vimoshan Arumuham, Simon Choong   +4 more
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