Flexible ureteroscopy and lasertripsy (FURSL) for treating renal stones larger than 1 cm in diameter is associated with high success rates, data show. The finding comes from a study of 88 patients ...

A multicentre study evaluating clinical outcomes and complications related to ureteroscopy (URS) in patients aged 80 years or older with stone disease found a 70% stone-free rate (SFR) for zero ...

Credit: Getty Images Patients who underwent ureteroscopic management of low-risk UTUC had a 5-year cancer-specific survival rate of 92.6%. Ureteroscopic management of selected upper tract urothelial ...

Japanese participants in the study being trained in the ureteroscopy procedure, using a dry-box trainer on a surgical unit (Photo: Takashige Abe).

A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of the ...

Boston Scientific’s LithoVue Elite Single-Use Digital Flexible Ureteroscope System recently obtained FDA 510(k) clearance, becoming the first ureteroscope system with the ability to monitor intrarenal ...

AMSTERDAM — Many urologic procedures can be safely performed with the use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia, and both clinicians and their patients say they prefer the lighter touch ...