Open AccessIs stenting required before retrograde intrarenal surgery with access sheath
Author(s) -
Pradeep Mahajan,
A. Padhye,
Arvind Bhave,
Y. Sovani,
Y. Kshirsagar,
SS Bapat
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.56185
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , ureter , ureteroscope , stent , surgery , kidney , urology
Flexible ureterorenoscopies continue to assume an increasing role in the armamentarium of the endourologist. In many centers around the world, prior stenting is carried out before retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) to passively dilate the ureter, which facilitates passage of a flexible ureteroscope with or without an access sheath. In our series, the first stage of passive dilatation with prior stenting was totally avoided without compromising the success of the procedure.