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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 +7 more
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Translational andrology and urology, 2014 Ureteroscopy (URS) is a procedure which has been constantly evolving since the development of first generation devices 40 years ago. Progress towards smaller and more sophisticated equipment has been particularly rapid in the last decade. We review the significant steps that have been made toward improving outcomes and limiting morbidity with this ...
David Wetherell +15 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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Multi-class motion-based semantic segmentation for ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Kidney stones represent a considerable burden for public health-care systems. Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy has evolved as the most commonly used technique for the treatment of kidney stones. Automated segmentation of kidney stones and laser fiber is an important initial step to performing any automated quantitative analysis of the stones ...
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Update on Flexible Ureteroscopy [PDF]
Urologia Internationalis, 2008 <i>Objective:</i> An update on ureteroscopy with focus on current technology and newer instrumentation is presented. <i>Methods:</i> A literature search through Medline-indexed journals as well as personal comments are included in this review.
Michael J. Conlin, Maurizio Buscarini
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On the in vivo recognition of kidney stones using machine learning [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Determining the type of kidney stones allows urologists to prescribe a treatment to avoid recurrence of renal lithiasis. An automated in-vivo image-based classification method would be an important step towards an immediate identification of the kidney stone type required as a first phase of the diagnosis. In the literature it was shown on ex-vivo data
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction We previously reported on the effectiveness of ureteroscopy-assisted retrograde nephrostomy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy and report two cases of lower calyx calculi in horseshoe kidney that were successfully treated with ureteroscopy ...
Kawahara Takashi +7 more
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Comprehensive Costs Associated with Fiberoptic and Digital Flexible Ureteroscopes at a High Volume Teaching Hospital [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Modern flexible ureteroscope ownership costs are considerable. Most prior estimates focus exclusively on repair costs, likely underestimating overall costs, including those of acquisition and reprocessing. Furthermore, to our knowledge no
Borofsky, Michael S. +4 more
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Ureteroscopy Outcome and Its Determinants in a Resource-Limited Setting [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Ureteroscopy is a major diagnostic and therapeutic technique for lesions of the ureter and intrarenal collecting system. Methods: A retrospective chart review was done at St.
Berhe, Tekleberhan +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 +3 more
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