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 ...

Preoperative diagnostic ureteroscopy (URS) before radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a risk factor for intravesical recurrence, according to investigators. In a ...

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

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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 ...