Instrumentation in endourology [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 2011 Success with endourological procedures requires expertise and instrumentation. This review focuses on the instrumentation required for ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and provides a critical assessment of in vitro and clinical studies that have evaluated the comparative effectiveness of these medical devices.
Rakesh Khanna, Manoj Monga
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Trends of intervention for paediatric stone disease over the last two decades (2000–2015): A systematic review of literature [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To ascertain the publication trends of interventions for paediatric kidney stone disease (KSD) we conducted a systematic review of literature over the last 16 years.
Aboumarzouk, Omar +6 more
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Loss of Renal Function After Retrograde Ureteral Placement of an Allium Stent for Severe Ureteral Stricture [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Ureteral strictures are a recurrent chronic condition that leads to severe side effects and poor quality of life. Management of ureteral stricture is a great challenge for urologists and no specific guidelines exist ...
Alpi, Giorgio +10 more
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Quantification of Renal Stone Contrast with Ultrasound in Human Subjects [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: Greater visual contrast between calculi and tissue would improve ultrasound (US) imaging of urolithiasis and potentially expand clinical use. The color Doppler twinkling artifact has been suggested to provide enhanced contrast of stones compared
Bailey, Michael R. +9 more
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Randomized controlled trial comparing three different modalities of lithotrites for intracorporeal lithotripsy in pcnl [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: To compare the efficiency (stone fragmentation and removal time) and complications of three models of intracorporeal lithotripters in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Borofsky, Michael S. +15 more
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Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) offers superior voiding outcomes to traditional transurethral resection and less morbidity than open simple prostatectomy. Likewise, HoLEP has been determined to result in excellent outcomes
Krambeck, Amy E. +2 more
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Novel Use of Folate-Targeted Intraoperative Fluorescence, OTL38, in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Report of the First Three Cases [PDF]
, 2016 Partial nephrectomy is now the preferred surgical option for small renal tumors because it allows nephron preservation without compromising oncologic clearance.
Bahler, Clinton D. +7 more
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Is there a "Best ureteroscope" for flexible ureteroscopy with FANS: an EAU-endourology perspective. [PDF]
Ther Adv UrolGauhar V +6 more
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Treatment of renal stones by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - An update [PDF]
, 2001 Aim: Despite the extensive experience with minimal invasive stone therapy, there are still different views on the ideal management of renal stones. Materials and Methods: Analysis of the literature includes more than 14,000 patients.
Chaussy, Christian +3 more
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Calcium Tartrate Tetrahydrate, Case Report of a Novel Human Kidney Stone [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Calcium tartrate tetrahydrate has been reported as the main mineral in urinary stones in rats that have significant tartrate in their diet, but in humans, there has been only one mention of calcium tartrate stones in the form of bladder stone,
Bird, Erin T. +5 more
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