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Development of the Ureteroscope

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Ureteroscopy has grown from single incidental episodes to its present role as the major interventional approach to the upper urinary tract. The first endoscopes used as ureteroscopes were capable solely for visualization. Only as endoscopes were developed with channels for irrigation and mechanisms for deflection as well as appropriate working instruments did ureteroscopy become a practical and useful procedure. The process has been dependent on the materials and the instrument designs available.

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The author wishes to thank Kelly A. Healy, MD for her contributions to the Figures.

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  1. Department of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Demetrius H. Bagley M.D., F.A.C.S.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Sutchin R. Patel

  2. William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History, Linthicum, Maryland, USA

    Michael E. Moran

  3. Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Stephen Y. Nakada

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Bagley, D.H. (2018). Development of the Ureteroscope. In: Patel, S., Moran, M., Nakada, S. (eds) The History of Technologic Advancements in Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61691-9_4

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