Abstract Purpose The European Association of Urology (EAU) has updated its guidelines on
clinical best practice in urolithiasis for 2021. We therefore aimed to present a summary of …

Flexible ureteroscopy: reuse? Or is single use the new direc... : Current Opinion in Urology
Flexible ureteroscopy: reuse? Or is single use the new direction? : Current Opinion in …

Purpose Illumination characteristics of flexible ureteroscopes have been evaluated in air, but
not in saline, the native operative medium for endourology. The aim was to evaluate light …

Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate illumination properties in an in-vitro kidney
calyx model in saline. Design and methods We evaluated a series of contemporary flexible …

Purpose Artifacts from poor ureteroscopes' light design with shadowing and dark areas in
the field of view have been reported. The aim was to quantify effects of light obstruction in a …

Introduction Single use ureteroscopes are a technological innovation that have become
available in the past decade and gained increased popularity. To this end, there are now an …

Purpose To summarize current knowledge on intracorporeal laser lithotripsy in flexible
ureterorenoscopy (fURS), regarding basics of laser lithotripsy, technical aspects, stone …

Urolithiasis is a common clinical condition, and surgical treatment is performed with different
minimally invasive procedures, such as ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and …

Flexible ureteroscopy is a well-established method for treatment of urinary stones but
flexible ureteroscopes are expensive and fragile devices with a very limited lifetime. Since …

Purpose During endoscopic stone surgery, Holmium: YAG (Ho: YAG) and Thulium Fiber
Laser (TFL) technologies allow to pulverize urinary stones into fine particles, ie DUST. Yet …