Fig. 4.1 Retrograde pyelogram showing a left ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction from a high insertion of the left ureter When intervention is indicated, the reference standard has historically been open…

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…

Fig. 19.1 Operating Room Setup Schematic: (1) GU imaging capable operating table with stirrups attached, (2) Anesthesia equipment, (3) IV pole with 4 hooks, (4) Fluoroscope, (5) Laser, (6) Endoscopy…

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…

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…

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…

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]…

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…

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…

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…