Ureteroscopy: A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide

Description:

This text provides a comprehensive and contemporary discussion of current indications, techniques, technology, and results in ureteroscopy from the world leaders who perform this procedure.  It provides not only the latest literature and data regarding URS but also tips and tricks for the reader when performing various URS procedures.   Historical prospective will link the reader with the past and provide insight as to why we have evolved into a minimally invasive specialty. Technological advancements of both flexible and rigid ureteroscopic procedures are included to provide the reader with many practical considerations when choosing this modality for their patients. Renowned experts in the field discuss the myriad of supplemental devices that accompany URS and how best to utilize them in one’s practice. Unique to this predominantly clinical text, are sections on simulation and the socioeconomics of URS that demonstrate how the student can learn and acquire techniques and skills of their own.  Ureteroscopy: A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide provides its readers with a thorough and complete representation of the current state of URS and its applications and guide those interested in improving their techniques, armamentarium and horizons in this ever-changing world of minimally invasive urology. 

Table of Contents:

1. The History of the Development of Ureteral Endoscopy

2. Indications for Ureteroscopy: Guidelines

3. Flexible Ureteroscope Technology

4. Radiation Safety During Surgery for Urolithiasis

5. Safety and Care of Ureteroscopic Instruments

6. Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes

7. Devices for Stone Management

8. Ho:YAG Laser Lithotripsy

9. Ureteral Access Sheaths and Irrigation Devices

10. Quality of Life After Ureteroscopy

11. Postoperative Care of the Ureteroscopy Patient

12. Complications of Ureteroscopy

13. Management of Urolithiasis in Pregnancy

14. Pediatric Ureteroscopy

15. Ureteroscopic Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

16. Simulation and Ureteroscopy (URS)

17. Robotics and Ureteroscopy