Elective flexible ureteroscopy with suction sheaths for infectious stones in prior UTI patients. [PDF]
BJUI CompassAbstract Objective This study aims to evaluate the safety, efficacy and clinical outcomes of elective flexible ureteroscopy using flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheaths (FANS) in patients with upper tract infectious stones following initial management of systemic urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Cormio A +15 more
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Early complications of diagnostic and therapeutic ureteroscopy
Medical Journal of Babylon, 2018 Objective: The aim of this study is to report early complications of diagnostic and therapeutic ureteroscopy and to grade each complication according to modified Clavien classification system (MCCS).
Newar Mohammed Mahmoud +1 more
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Direct in-scope suction (DISS) ureteroscopy: techniques, outcomes and future directions. [PDF]
BJU IntObjective To provide an overview of direct in‐scope suction (DISS) ureteroscopy, an emerging technology that integrates suction directly into the ureteroscope with the aim of enhancing stone clearance, improving visualisation, and reducing intrarenal pressure during ureteroscopic stone surgery.
Patel PU +6 more
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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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Addition of Sodium Bicarbonate to Irrigation Solution May Assist in Dissolution of Uric Acid Fragments During Ureteroscopy [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: We hypothesized that adding sodium bicarbonate (bicarb) to normal saline (NS) irrigation during ureteroscopy in patients with uric acid (UA) nephrolithiasis may assist in dissolving small stone fragments produced during laser lithotripsy ...
Lingeman, James E. +2 more
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Adult Ureteroscopy (A-URS) Checklist: A New Tool To Standardise Reporting in Endourology
European Urology Open Science, 2023 Ureteroscopy is increasingly being used for urolithiasis. Technological innovations have been accompanied by wide variations in practice patterns.
Patrick Juliebø-Jones +3 more
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Advances in Lasers for the Treatment of Stones-a Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Laser lithotripsy is increasingly used worldwide and is a continuously evolving field with new and extensive research being published every year.
Kronenberg, P, Somani, B
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Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalized adults (SUSPEND), a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) and an α-blocker (tamsulosin) : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Anson, Ken +12 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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Recent finding and new technologies in nephrolithiasis: a review of the recent literature [PDF]
, 2013 This review summarizes recent literature on advances regarding renal and ureteral calculi, with particular focus in areas of recent advances in the overall field of urolithiasis.
Bove P +6 more
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