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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Active migration technique in RIRS for 1- to 2-cm middle and upper ureteral stones in a prospective randomized controlled study. [PDF]
BJUI CompassAbstract Objective This study aimed to observe the efficacy and safety of the active migration technique and in situ lithotripsy technique in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for patients with 1‐ to 2‐cm middle and upper ureteral stones. Patients and Methods Two hundred seven patients were enrolled in the study, of which 103 included in the study ...
Liang P +6 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the management of distal ureteral stones in children [PDF]
, 2019 Objective To determine the most cost-effective approach to the management of distal ureteral stones in children given the potential for recurrent renal colic during a trial of passage versus potential stent discomfort and complications of ureteroscopy.
Bennett, William E., Jr. +6 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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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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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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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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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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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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Controversies in ureteroscopy: Wire, basket, and sheath
Indian Journal of Urology, 2013 In the last one to two decades, flexible ureteroscopy has rapidly expanded its role in the treatment of urologic stone disease. With the frequent and expanded use of flexible ureteroscopy, other ancillary instruments were developed in order to ease and ...
Emad R Rizkala, Manoj Monga
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