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Postoperative opioid-free ureteroscopy discharge: A quality initiative pilot protocol

Current Urology, 2021
. Background:. Opioids are commonly prescribed after ureteroscopy. With an increasing adoption of ureteroscopy for management of urolithiasis, this subset of patients is at high risk for opioid dependence.
Alex M. Kasman, Bogdana Schmidt, Kyle Spradling, Charlene Chow, Rebecca Hunt, Mechele Wu, Alexa Sockol, Joseph Liao, John T. Leppert, Jay Shah, Simon L. Conti   +10 more
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Primary Ureteroscopy without Pre-Stenting for Proximal Ureteral Stones—Is It Feasible?

Life, 2023
Background: Primary ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy is the treatment of choice for distal ureteral stones. However, in cases of proximal ureteral stones, some urologists recommend the preliminary insertion of a ureteral stent and deferred ...
Alon Lazarovich, Rennen Haramaty, Asaf Shvero, Dorit E. Zilberman, Zohar A. Dotan, Harry Winkler, Nir Kleimann   +6 more
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Incidence of urinary infections and urosepsis after ureteroscopy for stone disease: a systematic review of literature [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Background: Ureteroscopy (URS) and laser lithotripsy are commonly used to treat kidney and ureteric stones. Post-operative infections, including urinary sepsis, can be a potentially serious complication of URS.
Arianna Pischetola, Thomas Hughes, Robert Geraghty, Mohammed Boulmani, Bhaskar K. Somani   +4 more
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Feasibility and Safety of Primary Ureteroscopy with Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope HU30M (6.3 Fr, HugeMed): An Initial Experience [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: The miniaturization of ureterorenoscopes increasingly enables atraumatic primary ureteroscopy, without ureteral dilation or presenting. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of primary ureteroscopy using the HU30M (6.3 Fr ...
Benedikt Ebner, Iulia Blajan, Johannes Raphael Westphal, Iason Papadopoulos, Troya Ivanova, Deniz Karatas, Moritz Happe, Yannic Volz, Christian G. Stief, Maria Apfelbeck, Michael Chaloupka   +10 more
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Postoperative urinary tract infections following flexible ureteroscopy: a prospective cohort study in the West bank of Palestine [PDF]

BMC Urology
Background Reports on the incidence of urinary tract infections following flexible ureteroscopy in Palestine are scarce. This study aimed to assess the incidence of urinary tract infections after flexible ureteroscopy and to identify the risk factors ...
Aaisha Mhamid, Rand Taha, Rasheed Ibrahem, Hatim Hijaz, Samer Bustame, Ramzi Shawahna   +5 more
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Enhancing surgical outcomes in ureteral stricture treatment: a combined approach using flexible ureteroscopy and laparoscopy [PDF]

BMC Urology
Background Ureteral strictures pose significant challenges in urological surgery, requiring precise localization of stenotic segments for effective resection.
Xuhong Zhang, Rongchang Guo, Bin Xu, Yiwei Wang   +3 more
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The role of ureteroscopy for treatment of staghorn calculi: A systematic review

Asian Journal of Urology, 2020
Objective: To define the role of ureteroscopy for treatment of staghorn calculi. Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the Scopus and Medline databases.
Etienne Xavier Keller, Vincent De Coninck, Steeve Doizi, Olivier Traxer   +3 more
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Repair Rate and Associated Costs of Reusable Flexible Ureteroscopes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

European Urology Open Science, 2022
Context: The refined mechanics of a flexible ureteroscope (fURS) are vulnerable to damage. Sending the fURS for repair is costly and has driven interest toward estimating the resources used for fURS repairs.
Dinah K. Rindorf, Thomas Tailly, Guido M. Kamphuis, Sara Larsen, Bhaskar K. Somani, Olivier Traxer, Kevin Koo   +6 more
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Ex-vivo ureteroscopy for the treatment of nephrolithiasis in a deceased donor kidney prior to transplantation

Urology Video Journal, 2022
Background: There are over 100,000 adult patients awaiting renal transplantation in the United States, with less than 25% who undergo eventual transplantation [1].
Marcus L. Jamil, Jack Vercnocke, Patrick Etta, Adhnan Mohamed, Mohit Butaney, Mahdi Bazzi, Simon Zetuna, Lauren Malinzak, David Leavitt   +8 more
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Steerable versus Conventional flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) flexible Ureteroscopy for Lower Pole stones Treatment: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised superiority trial (SCULPT trial). [PDF]

BMJ Open
Yuen SKK, Liu S, Gauhar V, Mai H, He W, Hu H, Ke C, Dai Y, Shan L, Jiang Y, Yuan J, Cao Z, Zuo L, Yang C, Bai B, Bi X, Zhao H, Xi M, Ding N, Deng S, Tang S, Zeng J, Du J, Wu W, Ma J, Zhong W, Zhao Z, Liu Y, de la Rosette J, Zeng G, Zhu W.   +30 more
europepmc   +3 more sources