In the recent past, there were numerous and promising technological developments in the field of endourology leading to tremendous changes in the management of urolithiasis. This review will try to weave ancient stone therapy with the very modern advent of flexible ureteroscopy and recent developments in robotic systems.
We sought to validate the use of crowdsourced surgical video assessment in the evaluation of urology residents performing flexible ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy.
We collected video feeds from 30 intrarenal ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy cases where residents, postgraduate year (PGY) two through six, handled the ureteroscope.
The present review identifies the latest scientific investigations within the fields of fragmenting and dusting to discuss optimizing treatment. In addition, new settings such as 'popcorning' are scrutinized carefully.
To examine the safety and effectiveness of the use of a stent with a string attached after ureteroscopy (URS) for self-removal of the stent by the patient.
After Institutional Review Board approval, a retrospective chart review was performed concerning patients who underwent URS and received an indwelling stent with or without a string attached to the stent (94 vs 349, respectively).
The purpose of the current work was to comparatively assess 1470 nm diode laser enucleation (DiLEP) and plasmakinetic bipolar resection (PKRP) of the prostate for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Among veterans, prostate cancer is the most common malignancy and has a higher incidence compared to the rest of the nation. No study has compared the effectiveness of Robotic-assisted-laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) vs.
The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze outcomes of flexible ureteroscopy and laser fragmentation (FURSL) of renal stones with the use of ureteral access sheath (UAS) in the paediatric population.
To demonstrate the use of the Moses technology for holmium laser lithotripsy in conjunction with mini-PCNL to treat a lower pole stone. The Moses technology is a pulse modulation method that can reduce stone retropulsion, which may have advantages when used during mini-PCNL.
The holmium laser is used increasingly for a wide array of urological procedures. Laser safety goggles are mandatory at many centers for individuals within the nominal hazard zone, as set out by the institution.
To define the most suitable approach to assess residual stone fragments after RIRS.
Ninety two patients (115 renal units) submitted to RIRS for symptomatic kidney stones > 5 mm and < 20 mm or < 15 mm in the lower calyx diagnosed by noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) were prospectively studied.
