ureteroscope

[u-re´ter-o-skōp″]

a fiberoptic endoscope used in ureteroscopy.

u·re·ter·o·scope

(yū-rē'tĕr-ō-skōp),

An optic device passed in a retrograde fashion through the bladder up into the ureter to inspect the ureteral lumen and kidney collecting system.

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ureteroscope

(ū-rē′tĕr-ō-skōp″)

A rigid or flexible endoscope used to examine and treat diseases of the urinary bladder or ureters. Ureteroscopes are inserted into the urethra and advanced upward toward the kidneys. They can be used to biopsy suspicious lesions or remove urinary stones lodged in the ureters.

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[5] In 1960s a rudimentary ureteroscope was placed into a ureter through a ureterolithotomy during open surgery (Marshall, 1964).

STUDY OF OPEN URETEROLITHOTOMY VERSUS ENDOSCOPIC URETEROLITHOTOMY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF URETERIC CALCULI

Ureteroscopy and stone fragmentation were performed using a 7.5 Fr Olympus semi-rigid ureteroscope and Swiss LithoClast.

Does Hued Lubricant Jelly Prevent Stone Migration/Retropulsion During Semi-rigid Ureterorenoscopy and Pneumatic Lithotripsy?/Renkli Lubrikant Jel Yari Rijit Ureterorenoskopi ve Pnomatik Litotripsi Sirasinda Tas Migrasyonunu/Retropulsiyonunu Onler mi?

The user-friendly scissor style handle is easy to use and designed to keep the basket and stone within the focal range of the ureteroscope. Handle may be disconnected and reconnected with basket in place.

MED-Fibers Announces New GrabHold[TM] Stone Basket

In terms of technique, using a rigid ureteroscope without a guide is recommended to avoid suspected tissue damage.

Current Status in the Surgery and Conservative Management of Upper Urinary System Tumors

A semi-rigid ureteroscope was used to visualize the distal ureter, and the surgeon identified a large papillary tumor, which was biopsied using two baskets, the Segura and a 1.9 French Nitinol basket.

An Unusual Case of Flank Pain and Urinary Tract Infection in an Older Adult Male

Holmium laser was used to incise and photocoagulate the stalk, after which it was excised using rigid biopsy forceps and delivered through the semi-rigid ureteroscope (Figure 4).

Ureteral fibroepithelial polyps: A modern approach to management

Surgical methods: After the epidural anesthesia, the patient was placed in a lithotomy position at first; a zebra urological guide-wire (Germany LAKH ST-32150) was placed in the operated ureter under the ureteroscope, the guide-wire was retained, then the ureteroscope was taken out; an F5 ureteral catheter was inserted into the ureter inversely along the guide-wire, and then the guide-wire was pulled out.

Effects of visual standard channel combined with visual superfine precision puncture channel or super-mini channel percutaneous nephrolithotomy on multiple renal calculi

Carey and Bird (5) used a flexible ureteroscope to detect the basis of a polyp on the ureteral wall, and they treated 10 patients with ureteroscopic laser ablation.

Rare Fibroepithelial Polyp Extending Along the Ureter: A Case Report

"At the new centre, we will introduce robot-assisted urological surgery - an emerging and safe technology that uses a flexible telescope (ureteroscope) to successfully treat a number of urological conditions.

Al Wakra Hospital opens specialised centre for urinary stone treatment

"At our new Center, we will introduce robot-assisted urological surgery an emerging and safe technology that uses a flexible telescope (ureteroscope) to successfully treat a number of urological conditions.

Specialised center to treat urinarystones opens at Al Wakra Hospital

"At our new Center, we will introduce robot-assisted urological surgery - an emerging and safe technology that uses a flexible telescope (ureteroscope) to successfully treat a number of urological conditions.

HMC's Al Wakra Hospital Opens Specialized Center for Treatment of Urinary Stones