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Preoperative ureteral stenting prior to ureteroscopy for management of urolithiasis does not impact the postoperative return for unplanned care

Urology Annals, 2019
Introduction: Return for unplanned postoperative care is an important quality metric in the United States. Most of our postoperative return visits occur after ureteroscopy.
Andrew F Navetta, Amr Elmekresh, Karen Doersch, Trey D Durdin, G Luke Machen, Adam Cohen, Patrick S Lowry, Marawan M El Tayeb   +7 more
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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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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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Diagnostic Ureteroscopy for Cases Clinically Suspected of Carcinoma in Situ of the Upper Urinary Tract [PDF]

, 2017
　We elucidate the fate of cases clinically suspected of carcinoma in situ (Cis) of the upper tract with serial ureteroscopy. Of 143 patients who underwent ureteroscopy for suspected upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) between January 2008 and ...
Araki, Motoo, Ebara, Shin, Kobayashi, Yasuyuki, Nasu, Yasutomo, Sasaki, Katsumi, Sugimoto, Morito, Wada, Koichiro, Watanabe, Toyohiko   +7 more
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Prospective randomized comparison between fluoroscopy-guided ureteroscopy versus ureteroscopy with real-time ultrasonography for the management of ureteral stones

Urology Annals, 2016
Context and Aims: Ureteroscopy is the definitive management for ureteric stone. Conventional ureteroscopy uses fluoroscopy guidance which has radiation exposure to patients as well as hospital staff.
Vishwajeet Singh, Bimalesh Purkait, Rahul Janak Sinha   +2 more
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Ureteric stenting after uncomplicated ureteroscopy: a systematic review of surgeons' motivations and patient experiences. [PDF]

BJU Int
BJU International, Volume 137, Issue 2, Page 238-240, February 2026.
Hussein I, Ippoliti S, Ng AB, Boaz RJ, Croghan S, Alexander C, Nathan A, Bhatt N, Byrnes KG, Kasivisvanathan V.   +9 more
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The influence of lithotripsy methods on the incidence of auxiliary procedures after ureteric stone desintegration [PDF]

, 2008
Introduction/Aim. Localization of ureteric stones and the difference in disintegration success are the most important but not the only factors in choosing the first treatment approach to ureteric stones.
Milenković-Petronić Dragica, Radulović Slobodan, Vavić Božo, Vuksanović Aleksandar   +3 more
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Urolithiasis and pregnancy [PDF]

, 2014
The diagnosis of urolithiasis during pregnancy is common, even though no additional measures are required in asymptomatic cases. Renal colic or complications of urinary lithiasis occur more frequently during the last months of pregnancy, and there are ...
Heilberg, Ita Pfeferman, Korkes, Fernando, Rauen, Eduardo Costa   +2 more
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Should flexible ureteroscope be added to our armamentarium to treat stone disease?

Indian Journal of Urology, 2008
The field of Urology in Medicine has witnessed tremendous advancement in technology and in accordance with it. Endourology has taken a leap ahead in terms of stone management. Most of the stones could be treated with semi-rigid ureteroscopy, percutaneous
Anand Dharaskar, Anil Mandhani
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Ureteroscopic lithotripsy for ureteral stones in children using holmium: yag laser energy: results of a multicentric survey [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy has broadened the indications for ureteroscopic stone managements in adults, but few evidence are currently available in the pediatric population. OBJECTIVE: This article aimed to assess the outcome
Bagnara, V., Escolino, M., Esposito, C., Golebiewski, A., Masieri, L., Tokar, B.   +5 more
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