Abstract Purpose of Review Urologists are at significant risk due to radiation exposure (RE)
from endourological procedures for stone disease. Many techniques described have shown …

The incidence and prevalence of urolithiasis have been increasing worldwide for the last
several decades. This increase could be attributed to many factors, including missed cases …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sheathless and fluoroscopy-free flexible
ureterorenoscopic laser lithotripsy (FURSL) for treating renal stones. Methods Between May …

Context: Stone recurrence is frequent in stone formers, and repeated diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures in recurrent stone formers place patients and urologists at a …

Objective: To compare the results and complications of the two techniques of ureteral access
sheath application, with and without using fluoroscopy. Study Design: A comparative study …

Background/aim: In this study, we aimed to present our results on single-guidewire flexible
ureteroscopy and retrograde intrarenal surgery without fluoroscopy and an access sheet …

The goal of this study was to assess the results of 248 patients who underwent fluoroscopy-
free retrograde intrarenal surgery. Between January 2017 and March 2020, 248 cases of …

OBJECTIVES The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has
suggested 0.5 Gy as the threshold radiation dose to eye lenses and recommends a new …

A lot of patients with nephrolithiasis have calculi at low pole calyces. One of the best and
safety operative options of such category is retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). RIRS is …

Introduction. The main stages of flexible ureteroscopy in patients with renal stones are
usually performed under X-ray guidance. Long-term exposure of ionizing radiation can have …