Fluoroless endourological surgery for stone disease: a review of the literature—tips and tricks

E Emiliani, A Kanashiro, T Chi, DA Pérez-Fentes… - Current Urology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Urologists are at significant risk due to radiation exposure (RE)
from endourological procedures for stone disease. Many techniques described have shown …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation protection measures during endourological therapies

L Tzelves, P Juliebø-Jones, I Manolitsis, T Bellos… - Asian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this narrative review was to search the existing literature for
studies reporting measures to minimize radiation use during endoscopic management of …

Ureteroscopy without fluoroscopy: a feasibility study and comparison with conventional ureteroscopy

G Olgin, D Smith, M Alsyouf, JL Arenas… - Journal of …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Introduction and Objectives: Patients with urolithiasis are exposed to significant
amounts of radiation during their initial work-up, surgical treatment, and follow-up. The …

Ultrasound guided ureteroscopy for the definitive management of ureteral stones: a randomized, controlled trial

LA Deters, LM Dagrosa, BW Herrick, A Silas… - The Journal of …, 2014 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Ureteroscopy is central to the surgical management of ureteral stones.
Fluoroscopy is conventionally used for intraoperative guidance, although there is growing …

Radiation-free flexible ureteroscopy for kidney stone treatment

BO Manzo, E Lozada, G Manzo, HM Sánchez… - Arab Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) with
holmium laser lithotripsy for treating kidney stones without fluoroscopy as method of best …

Radiation exposure during retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS): a prospective multicenter evaluation

S Hein, K Wilhelm, A Miernik, M Schoenthaler… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) may require extensive X-ray usage. We
evaluated the impact of preoperative surgeon briefing regarding the inclusion and …

Severe obesity is associated with 3-fold higher radiation dose rate during ureteroscopy

RS Hsi, DA Zamora, KM Kanal, JD Harper - Urology, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate and characterize the association between fluoroscopy radiation
dose rate and various patient size metrics during ureteroscopy. Materials and Methods …

Retrograde intrarenal surgery for the treatment of renal stones: is fluoroscopy-free technique achievable?

Y Peng, B Xu, W Zhang, L Li, M Liu, X Gao, Y Sun - Urolithiasis, 2015 - Springer
The aim of this study was to present the safety and efficacy of retrograde intrarenal surgery
(RIRS) procedures that minimize the intraoperative radiation exposure. The totally …

[HTML][HTML] Sheathless and fluoroscopy-free retrograde intrarenal surgery: An attractive way of renal stone management in high-volume stone centers

SN Mahmood, H Toffeq, S Fakhralddin - Asian Journal of Urology, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sheathless and fluoroscopy-free flexible
ureterorenoscopic laser lithotripsy (FURSL) for treating renal stones. Methods Between May …

Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing fluoroless ureteroscopy and conventional ureteroscopy in the management of ureteral and renal stones

JD Subiela, A Kanashiro, E Emiliani… - Journal of …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Context: Stone recurrence is frequent in stone formers, and repeated diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures in recurrent stone formers place patients and urologists at a …