Intrarenal Calculi
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 =…
Medical Therapy for Stent Discomfort
2. Joshi HB, et al. Indwelling ureteral stents: evaluation of symptoms, quality of life and utility. J Urol. 2003;169(3):1065–9. discussion 1069.PubMedCrossRef 3. Hao P, et al. Clinical evaluation of double-pigtail…
Ureteral Stenting or No Stenting
4. Moneim AA, Khalaf I. Critical evaluation of acute ureteral dilatation: clinical and experimental study. J Endourol. 1988;2(4):345–53.CrossRef 5. Drake Jr WM, Carroll J, Bartone F, Cottone RN, Kazal HL,…
The Role of Pre-stenting for Ureteroscopy
6. Rubenstein RA, Zhao LC, Loeb S, et al. Prestenting improves ureteroscopic stone-free rates. J Endourol. 2007;21:1277.PubMedCrossRef 7. Hubert KC, Palmer JS. Passive dilation by ureteral stenting before ureteroscopy: eliminating…
Ureteral and Ureteroenteric Strictures
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…
Informed Consent and Perioperative Antibiotics
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…
Ureteral Stents
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…
Ureteroscopy in 2012: The Scope of the Scope
10. Razdan S, Johannes J, Cox M, et al. Current practice patterns in urologic management of upper-tract transitional-cell carcinoma. J Endourol. 2005;19:366–71.PubMedCrossRef 11. Tan BJ, Rastinehad AR, Marcovich R, et…
Ureteral Access Sheaths
Company Product name Size (Fr) Length (cm) Cook Flexor 9.5, 12.0, 14.0 13, 20, 28, 35, 45, 55 BARD Aqua Guide 10/12, 10/14, 11/13, 11/15 25,, 35, 45, 55 Boston…
Transitional Cell Cancer
T—Primary tumor TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed T0 No evidence of primary tumor Ta Noninvasive papillary carcinoma Tis Carcinoma in situ T1 Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue T2 Tumor…
