We have located links that may give you full text access.
Clinical experience with flexible ureteropyeloscopy.
Journal of Urology 1992 December
Flexible ureteroscopes and their accessory working instruments have undergone tremendous design advances since the earliest reports in the 1960s. These changes have allowed for the expansion of indications for flexible ureteroscopy with the emphasis now on therapeutic and not just diagnostic applications. This report covers 290 procedures done with actively deflectable, flexible ureteroscopes on 222 patients. Followup averaged 11.2 months in 228 patients, while the remaining 62 were followed by the original referral center. Included were 154 procedures for stones and 79 for tumors or filling defects. Of the procedures 149 were performed with the patient under local anesthesia with sedation, while 128 were done with use of general anesthesia. The procedure was done in only 22% of the cases for purely visual diagnosis without any interventional manipulation. More than 42% of the cases involved stone retrieval or lithotripsy, in which case the laser was most commonly used (56 cases). The total success rate was 95.5%, and the most common complications were colic or pain in 9% and fever in 6.9%. A stricture developed in 2 patients. A stent was left in more than 93% of the patients and the usual postoperative stay was less than 3 days. With the introduction of even more improved instruments, flexible ureteroscopy should continue to gain ground as an option for the management of upper urinary tract pathology.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment.Clinical Research in Cardiology : Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society 2024 April 12
Proximal versus distal diuretics in congestive heart failure.Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation 2024 Februrary 30
Efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy in chronic insomnia: A review of clinical guidelines and case reports.Mental Health Clinician 2023 October
World Health Organization and International Consensus Classification of eosinophilic disorders: 2024 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management.American Journal of Hematology 2024 March 30
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app