Postoperative Imaging
Fig. 31.1 (a) Preoperative KUB demonstrated a 6 × 8 mm lower pole renal stone. (b) Postoperative KUB demonstrated no residual stone in kidney Fig. 31.2 Postoperative KUB demonstrates a…
Stone Baskets and Forceps
Fig. 16.1 Examples of Dormia helical stone baskets: (a) Bagley (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA, USA). Courtesy of Boston Scientific. (b) Dormia basket with filiform tip With the introduction of percutaneous…
Complex Ureteral Access: Transplants, Diversions, and Duplications
Fig. 34.1 Leadbetter-Politano intravesical ureteral reimplantation. From Kayler L, Kang, Molmenti E et al. Kidney transplant ureteroneocystostomy techniques and complications: review of the literature. Transplant Proc 2010;42:1413–1420. Reprinted with permission…
Semirigid Ureteroscopy Step-by-Step: The Tulane Approach
Fig. 23.1 Basic semirigid ureteroscopy (arrow) setup The essential paraphernalia, such as stone baskets and ureteral stents, needed for rigid and semirigid ureteroscopy is listed elsewhere in this book. Techniques…
Semirigid Ureteroscopy: The Cleveland Clinic Approach
Company Stryker Storz Olympus Olympus Wolf Wolf Gyrus/ACMI Gyrus/ACMI Scope name/series SRU-6/SRU6X 27001K/L OES 4000 dual OES pro single E-Line offset/ultrathin Needle Bagley Slimline Working length 33/43 cm 34/43 cm…
Complications of Ureteroscopy
Author No. of ureteroscopies Avulsion Major perforationb Minor perforation Mucosal abrasion Stricture Netto [44] 483 0.8% – 5.8% 0.2% 0.6% Grasso [12] 1,000 0% 0% 0.4% – 0.4% Abdel-Razzak [10]…
History of Ureteroscopy
Fig. 1.1 Howard Kelly and his cystoscopic-guided ureteral catheterization using freshly waxed tips. Courtesy of the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History In this historical sojourn, the development of…
Guidewires and Angled Catheters
Fig. 10.1 Various tip shapes of guidewires. From [6], reprinted with permission from Elsevier Limited Wire Rigidity Urological guidewire shafts are composed of a solid metal core surrounded by a…
Laser Applications, Tumor, and Stricture
Equipment Fluoroscopy table Rigid and flexible cystoscopes Semirigid ureteroscope Flexible ureteroscope Disposable Hydrophilic guidewires Holmium laser 5-F ureteral catheter Biopsy forceps Ureteroscopic Bugbee electrode JJ-ureteral stent Contrast solution Surgical Technique…
Radiation Safety During Ureteroscopy
and D. Duane Baldwin2 (1) Department of Urology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA (2) Department of Urology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda University School of…
