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Fig. 8.1 Flexible ureterorenoscopes available. Left are fiber optic ureteroscopes, and on the right are the digital ureteroscope. The Olympus V2 is coming soon and is not illustrated In 2001,…

Fig. 13.1 Stone-free rates are superior with an antegrade percutaneous (PCNL) approach if the impacted proximal ureteral stone is above the level of L4 [12] Case Report A patient was…

Fig. 11.1 Guidewires (Straight tip and Angle Tip, both Boston Scientific Glidewire) More recently, hybrid guidewires have been introduced, which combine the beneficial properties of multiple types of wires (e.g….

Fig. 14.1 Treatment of a ureteral stone with distal ureteral stricture Pre-operative Considerations Patients with a history of difficult or impacted stones, multiple prior ureteroscopies, abdominal surgeries or radiation therapy…

Fig. 12.1 Fluoroscopic image of balloon dilation of distal right ureter Dilation may also be carried out with small caliber (10–14Fr) ureteral dilators, with a 10Fr dual lumen catheter (which…

Fig. 7.1 Table set-up for SRURS: 1 Guide wires, 2 Irrigation tubing, 3 Cystoscope and semirigid ureteroscope, 4 Light cord, 5 Video camera (clockwise from top left) Room set up…

Fig. 9.1 Image of a female patient with an obstructing distal stone in the common ureter of her ureterosigmoidostomy. She was treated successfully with antegrade ureteroscopy Fig. 9.2 Seventy-eight year…