Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide
Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes
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Winship, B; Lipkin, M
January 1, 2019
Flexible ureteroscopy is one of the most commonly performed procedures in urology. Modern flexible ureteroscopes are narrow in diameter, highly maneuverable, and provide the surgeon with high-quality images of the urinary tract. Unfortunately, reusable ureteroscopes are expensive to obtain and often require frequent, costly repairs. Single-use flexible ureteroscopes now offer equivalent, and in some categories, superior performance to reusable scopes but without the need for repairs. They offer additional advantages regarding sterile processing and intraoperative structural failure. The cost analysis for the use of a reusable versus single-use scope is institution specific and will continue to change as new scopes enter the market.
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Winship, B., & Lipkin, M. (2019). Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes. In Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide (pp. 73–83). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26649-3_6
Winship, B., and M. Lipkin. “Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes.” In Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide, 73–83, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26649-3_6.
Winship B, Lipkin M. Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes. In: Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide. 2019. p. 73–83.
Winship, B., and M. Lipkin. “Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes.” Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide, 2019, pp. 73–83. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-26649-3_6.
Winship B, Lipkin M. Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes. Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide. 2019. p. 73–83.