for Stone Management

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Fig. 7.1 A historic example of improper case selection for endoscopic manipulation (blind basketing) with a Johnson extractor. Open ureterotomy needed to release extractor and recover stone. (From Butt [8])…

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Ureteroscopy

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Fig. 14.1 Semirigid pediatric ureteroscopes in various sizes from 4.5/6.5 Fr and varying lengths (Karl Storz, top) and Wolf (Middle and Bottom) with offset eyepieces Eyepieces may either be “in-line” with…

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of Ureteroscopy

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Grade I: any deviation from normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacologic treatment or surgical, endoscopic, or radiologic intervention. The allowed therapeutic regimens include drugs such as antiemetics, antipyretics,…

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Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

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Fig. 15.1 Example of ureteroscopic brush biopsy. (Permission for use granted by Cook Medical, Bloomington, Indiana) Some clinicians would advocate that treatment can be undertaken with the diagnosis of UTUC…

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and Ureteroscopy

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Device Description Comment Robodoc Automated drilling of the shaft for hip prosthesis based on CT Clinical problems (pain) Caspar Automated drilling for hip prosthesis based on CT No more in…

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of Urolithiasis in Pregnancy

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Imaging study Radiation dose (mGy) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Ultrasound 0 34–86 86 IVP (3 film) 1.7–10 87 94 X-ray KUB 1.4–4.2 44–77 80–87 CT (conventional) 8–49 >96 >98 CT…

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and Ureteroscopy (URS)

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Fig. 16.1 The Uro-Scopic Trainer. (Courtesy of Limbs & Things, United Kingdom) The Scope Trainer (Mediskills, UK) is another benchtop simulator that features an expandable bladder, normal length ureters, and…

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Access Sheaths and Irrigation Devices

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Fig. 9.1 Boston scientific Navigator™ HD ureteral access sheath Data on stone-free rates with the use of ureteral access sheaths is conflicting. L’Esperance et al. compared 173 cases with an…

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of Life After Ureteroscopy

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Fig. 10.1 Wisconsin stone-QOL questionnaire. (With permission. Please visit www.​urology.​wisc.​edu/​wisqol for further information on using the WISQOL and to register for its use) Analgesia and Narcotic Use After URS Given…

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