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Current trends and pitfalls in endoscopic treatment of urolithiasis
Author(s) -
Inoue Takaaki,
Okada Shinsuke,
Hamamoto Shuzo,
Yoshida Takashi,
Matsuda Tadashi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/iju.13491
Subject(s) - medicine , lithotripsy , minimally invasive procedures , urinary system , endoscopy , surgery , general surgery
Current development of endoscopic technology, lithotripters, and stone‐retrieval devices has expanded the indications for retrograde and antegrade endoscopic therapy in the management of urolithiasis. This technology has also resulted in minimally invasive therapy. As surgeons’ experience of endourological procedures with the newer instruments has become integrated, the surgical technique and indications for urolithiasis have also changed in the past few years. The present review provides an overview of endourological procedures for upper urinary tract stones and the key points related to surgical techniques.