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Ureteroscopy for Upper Ureteric and Renal Stones: Overcoming Difficulties with the Flexible Approach

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Advances in flexible endoscope design, miniaturization of accessory equipment, and refinement in ureteroscopic technique have all combined to facilitate upper urinary tract access and treatment of proximal ureteral and renal stones. Smaller caliber endoscopes with improved optics are placed atraumatically throughout the calyceal system, allowing ureteroscopic lithotripsy of calculi of various compositions and sizes. Herein, we will present technical considerations for performing safe and effective flexible ureteroscopy for nephroureterolithiasis as well as reviewing the results and complications of these endoscopic interventions.

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  1. Department of Urology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 E 77th Street, New York, NY, 10075, USA

    Jacob Howard Cohen M.D., MPH & Michael Grasso III M.D.

  2. Department of Urology, Medical College of New York, New York, NY, 10075, USA

    Michael Grasso III M.D.

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  1. Fac. Medicine, Dept. Surgery, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait

    Ahmed M. Al-Kandari

  2. , Department of Urology, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Dr Virendra Desai Road, Nadiad, 387 001, India

    Mahesh Desai

  3. , Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Gomhoria Street, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Ahmed A. Shokeir

  4. , Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Gomhoria Street, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Ahmed M. Shoma

  5. , Smith Institute for Urology, Long Island Jewish Health System, New York, 11040, USA

    Arthur D. Smith

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Cohen, J.H., Grasso, M. (2013). Ureteroscopy for Upper Ureteric and Renal Stones: Overcoming Difficulties with the Flexible Approach. In: Al-Kandari, A., Desai, M., Shokeir, A., Shoma, A., Smith, A. (eds) Difficult Cases in Endourology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-083-8_23

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