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Fig. 33.1 Display of flexibility of flexible fiber-optic ureteroscope (a) 180°, (b) 360° Our Approach Preoperative Although ureteroscopic treatment is planned, the possibility of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and/or laparoscopy should always…
Author Reason for exclusion Elbahnasy [2] N = 13 Menezes [3] N = 22 Dasgupta [4] SFR for stone size not reported and unclear follow-up protocol Breda [5] N =…
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Equipment list Cystoscope (rigid and flexible) Semirigid ureteroscope Flexible ureteroscope Nitinol guidewires (0.038″, 0.035″, Amplatz superstiff) Hydrophilic guidewires—straight and angle-tipped (0.038″, 0.035″, 0.025″) 5 Fr open-ended ureteral catheter 5 Fr…
Clean Uninfected operative site, with primary skin closure Clean-contaminated Entry into respiratory, alimentary, genital, or urinary tracts Contaminated Fresh accidental wounds, major break in sterile technique, gross spillage from gastrointestinal…
Absolute indications Relative indications Perforation of ureter or collecting system Large stone burden fragmented during ureteroscopy Infected system Solitary kidney Cannot achieve access and require passive ureteral dilation Edematous ureter…
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