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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
Ureteral Calculi
Investigator Year Procedure Instrument Young 1929 Ureteroscopy for dilated ureter in infant with Puv Pediatric cystoscope Marshall 1964 Diagnostic ureteroscopy Goodman 1977 Therapeutic ureteroscopy—fulguration of ureteral tumor Pediatric cystoscope Raney…
Irrigation Systems and Irrigation Fluids
Fig. 12.1 Irrigation systems. (a) Kosin universal piggyback irrigation system. Permission for use granted by Kosin Technologies. (b) Boston Scientific Single Action Pump (SAP). Permission for use granted by Boston…
