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Advances in Ureteroscopy

Authors :
Ojas Shah
Michael S. Borofsky
Source :
Urologic Clinics of North America. 40:67-78
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2013.

Abstract

Recent innovations in imaging equipment and novel instrumentation have helped ureteroscopy evolve from a diagnostic to a therapeutic tool. In this review, the authors highlight several of the most recent advances in ureteroscopy that have helped allow unprecedented access, visualization, and treatment of upper urinary tract pathologic conditions.

Subjects

Subjects :
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Urology
medicine.medical_treatment
Equipment Design
Lithotripsy
Imaging equipment
Urolithiasis
Ureteroscopes
Ureteroscopy
medicine
Humans
Urologic Surgical Procedures
Medical physics
Instrumentation (computer programming)
business
Upper urinary tract

Details

ISSN :
00940143
Volume :
40
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Urologic Clinics of North America
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8dbdb45074a42252afb6b2454dd896b8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2012.09.009
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