Ureteroscopy

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 2007 Guideline for the management of ureteral calculi. 
  • 2007 guideline for the management of ureteral calculi. 
  • A new generation of semirigid fiberoptic ureteroscopes. 
  • A novel drug eluting ureteral stent: a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a ketorolac loaded ureteral stent. 
  • A prospective, multi-institutional study of flexible ureteroscopy for proximal ureteral stones smaller than 2 cm. 
  • Access to the distal ureter after failure of direct visual ureteroscopy. 
  • Accuracy of endoscopic intraoperative assessment of urologic stone size. 
  • Advances in digital imaging during endoscopic surgery. 
  • Advances in the surgical management of nephrolithiasis. 
  • Advances in video and imaging in ureteroscopy. 
  • Antibiotic Utilization Before Endourological Surgery for Urolithiasis: Endourological Society Survey Results. 
  • Antibiotic use and the prevention and management of infectious complications in stone disease. 
  • Are stone protocol computed tomography scans mandatory for children with suspected urinary calculi? 
  • Assessment of stricture formation with the ureteral access sheath. 
  • Avoiding a Lemon: Performance Consistency of Single-Use Ureteroscopes. 
  • Balloon Dilation of the Ureter: A Contemporary Review of Outcomes and Complications. 
  • Benchtop Assessment of a New Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope. 
  • Clinical efficacy of combined lithoclast and lithovac stone removal during ureteroscopy. 
  • Clinical outcomes after ureteroscopic lithotripsy in patients who initially presented with urosepsis: matched pair comparison with elective ureteroscopy. 
  • Combined antegrade and retrograde endoscopic approach for the management of urinary diversion-associated pathology. 
  • Comparative effectiveness of shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for treating patients with kidney stones. 
  • Comparison of Radiation Exposure from Fixed Table Fluoroscopy to a Portable C-Arm During Ureteroscopy. 
  • Comparison of a novel radially dilating balloon ureteral access sheath to a conventional sheath in the porcine model. 
  • Comparison of outcomes of ureteroscopy for ureteral calculi located above and below the pelvic brim. 
  • Comparison of the Nanopulse Lithotripter to the Holmium Laser: Stone Fragmentation Efficiency and Impact on Flexible Ureteroscope Deflection and Flow. 
  • Complications of ureteroscopy: analysis of predictive factors. 
  • Contemporary Practice Patterns of Flexible Ureteroscopy for Treating Renal Stones: Results of a Worldwide Survey. 
  • Contemporary management of ureteral stones. 
  • Controversial cases in endourology. Caliceal diverticular calculi. 
  • Determination of patient radiation dose during ureteroscopic treatment of urolithiasis using a validated model. 
  • Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid for pediatric vesicoureteral reflux: systematic review. 
  • Disposable devices for RIRS: where do we stand in 2013? What do we need in the future? 
  • Does a ureteral access sheath facilitate ureteroscopy? 
  • Editorial Comment on: "The Impact of Patient, Procedural, and Staffing Factors Upon Ureteroscopy Cost" by Alsyouf et al. 
  • Editorial Comment:Elucidating the Mechanism of Stone Dusting Requires a Fresh and Rigorous Approach in the New Era of Laser Lithotripsy. 
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  • Efficacy of intravesical ropivacaine injection on urinary symptoms following ureteral stenting: a randomized, controlled study. 
  • Endoscopic brush cytology of the upper urinary tract. Evaluation of its efficacy and potential limitations in diagnosis. 
  • Endoscopic management of symptomatic caliceal diverticula: a retrospective comparison of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and ureteroscopy. 
  • Endourological management of a large distal ureteral calculus in a patient with ureterosigmoidostomy diversion. 
  • Estimating the nationwide, hospital based economic impact of pediatric urolithiasis. 
  • Evaluation of Novel Ball-Tip Holmium Laser Fiber: Impact on Ureteroscope Performance and Fragmentation Efficiency. 
  • Evaluation of a Novel Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope. 
  • Ex-vivo ureteroscopy at the time of live donor nephrectomy. 
  • Flexible ureteroscopy in conjunction with in situ lithotripsy for lower pole calculi. 
  • Holmium:Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser Pulse Type Affects Irrigation Temperatures in a Benchtop Ureteral Model. 
  • Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser endoureterotomy for the treatment of transplant kidney ureteral strictures. 
  • Identifying patients who are suitable for stentless ureteroscopy following treatment of urolithiasis. 
  • Immediate unplanned hospital admission after outpatient ureteroscopy for stone disease. 
  • Impact of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol on Unplanned Patient Encounters in the Early Postoperative Period After Ureteroscopy. 
  • Impact of holmium laser settings and fiber diameter on stone fragmentation and endoscope deflection. 
  • In-vitro assessment of a new portable ballistic lithotripter with percutaneous and ureteroscopic models. 
  • Initial Safety and Feasibility of Steerable Ureteroscopic Renal Evacuation: A Novel Approach for the Treatment of Urolithiasis. 
  • Innovations in surgical stone disease. 
  • International Alliance of Urolithiasis guideline on retrograde intrarenal surgery. 
  • Kidney stones: flexible ureteroscopy. 
  • Laser Doppler flowmetric determination of ureteral blood flow after ureteral access sheath placement. 
  • Let's Get to the Point: Comparing Insertion Characteristics and Scope Damage of Flat-Tip and Ball-Tip Holmium Laser Fibers. 
  • Long-term outcomes of nephroureterectomy versus endoscopic management for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. 
  • Low Dose Fluoroscopy During Ureteroscopy Does Not Compromise Surgical Outcomes. 
  • Management of calyceal calculi. 
  • Management of lower pole renal calculi: shock wave lithotripsy versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus flexible ureteroscopy. 
  • Massive steinstrasse after treatment of a staghorn calculus. 
  • Modern applications of ureteroscopy for intrarenal stone disease. 
  • Multi-institutional assessment of ureteroscopic laser papillotomy for chronic flank pain associated with papillary calcifications. 
  • Nephrolithiasis--solutions for emerging problems. 
  • Next-Generation Single-Use Ureteroscopes: An In Vitro Comparison. 
  • Nitinol stone retrieval-assisted ureteroscopic management of lower pole renal calculi. 
  • Nitinol stone retrieval-assisted ureteroscopic management of lower pole renal calculi. 
  • Nurse-Initiated Telephone Follow Up after Ureteroscopic Stone Surgery. 
  • Optimizing treatment for middle and distal ureteral calculi. 
  • Outcomes of Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Ureteroscopy for Treatment of Pediatric Urolithiasis. 
  • Outcomes of Ureteroscopic Stone Treatment in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. 
  • Outcomes of ureteroscopy. 
  • Pediatric urolithiasis: medical and surgical management. 
  • Practice patterns in the management of urinary lithiasis. 
  • Practice patterns of ureteral stenting after routine ureteroscopic stone surgery: a survey of practicing urologists. 
  • Practice variation in the surgical management of urinary lithiasis. 
  • Predictive factors for applicability and success with endoscopic treatment of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. 
  • Prevention of wrong site surgery during upper tract endoscopy. 
  • Progression of disease despite good endoscopic local control of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. 
  • Prospective measurement of patient exposure to radiation during pediatric ureteroscopy. 
  • Prospective, randomized trial comparing shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy for lower pole caliceal calculi 1 cm or less. 
  • Psychiatric Diagnoses and Other Factors Associated with Emergency Department Return within 30 Days of Ureteroscopy. 
  • Quality of life impact and recovery after ureteroscopy and stent insertion: insights from daily surveys in STENTS. 
  • Radiation Dosimetry for Ureteroscopy Patients: A Phantom Study Comparing the Standard and Obese Patient Models. 
  • Re-Treatment after Ureteroscopy and Shock Wave Lithotripsy: A Population Based Comparative Effectiveness Study. 
  • Re: Complications of ureteroscopy: analysis of predictive factors. 
  • Reduced Visual Acuity Following Kidney Stone Extraction. 
  • Renal calculi presenting as hyperhidrosis in patient with spinal cord injury. 
  • Renal scarring and urinary tract infection after successful endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux. 
  • Retrograde ureteroscopy in patients with orthotopic ileal neobladder urinary diversion. 
  • Risk Factors for Increased Stent-associated Symptoms Following Ureteroscopy for Urinary Stones: Results From STENTS. 
  • Routine placement of ureteral stents is unnecessary after ureteroscopy for urinary calculi. 
  • Routine postoperative imaging is important after ureteroscopic stone manipulation. 
  • Routine ureteral stenting is not necessary after ureteroscopy and ureteropyeloscopy: a randomized trial. 
  • Safety and efficacy of holmium: YAG laser lithotripsy in patients with bleeding diatheses. 
  • Shock wave lithotripsy or ureteroscopy for the management of proximal ureteral calculi: an old discussion revisited. 
  • Shock wave lithotripsy vs ureteroscopy: variation in surgical management of kidney stones at freestanding children's hospitals. 
  • Simplified ureteral stent placement with the assistance of a ureteral access sheath. 
  • Simultaneous combined use of flexible ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy to reduce the number of access tracts in the management of complex renal calculi. 
  • Single center experience with endoscopic management of vesicoureteral reflux in children. 
  • Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-Associated Symptoms: Rationale and Study Design. 
  • Success of ureteral stents for intrinsic ureteral obstruction. 
  • Successful management of lower-pole moiety ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a partially duplicated collecting system using minimally invasive retrograde endoscopic techniques. 
  • Surgical management of urolithiasis. 
  • The clinical research office of the endourological society ureteroscopy global study: indications, complications, and outcomes in 11,885 patients. 
  • Training in ureteroscopy: a critical appraisal of the literature. 
  • Ureteral access sheath facilitates inspection of incision of ureteropelvic junction. 
  • Ureteral access sheath provides protection against elevated renal pressures during routine flexible ureteroscopic stone manipulation. 
  • Ureteral mullerianosis. 
  • Ureteral stenting and urinary stone management: a systematic review. 
  • Ureteral stents for impassable ureteroscopy. 
  • Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy: A Review of Dusting vs Fragmentation with Extraction. 
  • Ureteroscopic laser papillotomy to treat papillary calcifications associated with chronic flank pain. 
  • Ureteroscopic management of lower-pole renal calculi: technique of calculus displacement. 
  • Ureteroscopic management of renal calculi in anomalous kidneys. 
  • Ureteroscopic management of stones in anomalous kidneys. 
  • Ureteroscopic treatment of lower pole calculi: comparison of lithotripsy in situ and after displacement. 
  • Ureteroscopic treatment of renal calculi in morbidly obese patients: a stone-matched comparison. 
  • Ureteroscopy for the treatment of urolithiasis in children. 
  • Urinary calculi in aviation pilots: what is the best therapeutic approach? 
  • Urinary tract stones. 
  • Urolithiasis: detection and management with unenhanced spiral CT--a urologic perspective. 
  • Use of a temporary ureteral drainage stent after uncomplicated ureteroscopy: results from a phase II clinical trial. 
  • Use of a working channel catheter during flexible ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy. 
  • Use of an Electronic Medical Record to Assess Patient-Reported Morbidity Following Ureteroscopy. 
  • Use of the ureteral access sheath during ureteroscopy in children. 
  • Use of ureteral access sheaths in ureteroscopy. 
  • Use of ureteroscopy and holmium:YAG laser in patients with bleeding diatheses. 
  • Words of wisdom. Re: final results of an EORTC-GU cancers group randomized study of maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guérin in intermediate- and high-risk Ta, T1 papillary carcinoma of the urinary bladder: one-third dose versus full dose and 1 year versus 3 years of maintenance. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Curtis, Lesley H., Professor in Population Health Sciences, Medicine, General Internal Medicine
  • Preminger, Glenn Michael, James F. Glenn, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Urology, Surgery, Urology
  • Routh, Jonathan Charles, Paul H. Sherman, M.D. Distinguished Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics
  • Scales Jr., Charles Douglas, Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Urology