Ureteroscopy is an endoscopic procedure to treats stone in the ureter. Ureteroscope is the instrument used for the procedure. This is a very fine instrument (only about 2 to 3 mm in diameter) that is ...

If you have pain while peeing or possibly kidney stones, your doctor may want you to have a ureteroscopy. It’s a procedure to find — and, in some cases, fix — problems in your urinary tract. During ...

Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy are diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, usually performed by urologists, or doctors who specialize in diseases of the urinary tract. These procedures use endoscopes to ...

Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (ULL) is a medical procedure that breaks up kidney stones lodged in a ureter. Ureters are the tubes that connect your kidneys and bladder. Kidney stones affect ...

Stent omission after ureteroscopy for a small uncomplicated renal stone appears safe and preferable for patients. Stent omission after ureteroscopy, even with the use of a ureteral access sheath, may ...

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A ureteral access sheath (UAS) enables the urologist to repeatedly pass the ureteroscope into the upper ureter and kidney, without a need to pass the ureteroscope over a working wire The ureteral ...

Ureteroscopy is the first-line treatment for urinary stone disease at many institutions. Techniques and indications continue to evolve. This Review covers the most current trends, controversies, and ...

Ureteroscopy is relatively a complication free procedure. However if complications do occur they may be related to the anesthesia or the procedure itself. 1. What are the complications related to ...

A multicentre study evaluating clinical outcomes and complications related to ureteroscopy (URS) in patients aged 80 years or older with stone disease found a 70% stone-free rate (SFR) for zero ...