Objective: To describe a cheap, minimally painful and widely usable method for retrieving ureteral stents by using an ureteroscope. Subjects and Methods: Sixty-seven patients with ureteral stents were enrolled in this ...

Objective: To compare the effectiveness and safety of pneumatic and holmium: YAG laser lithotripters in the treatment of pediatric ureterolithiasis. Patients and methods: Medical records of patients treated using pneumatic ...

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The aim of this study was to compare the success and complication rates of a 4.5 F ureteroscope with a 7.5 F ureteroscope in the treatment of urolithiasis in preschool-age children. We retrospectively reviewed 69 ureteroscopy ...

Objective: We investigated the effectiveness of ureteroscopy (URS) performed with the smallest caliber (4.5 F) semirigid ureteroscope in children younger than 3 years. Materials and methods: URS was performed with a 4.5 F ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of ureteroscopy (URS) in pregnant women. A retrospective analysis was performed on 32 pregnant patients referred to our center between April 2005 and November ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of ureteroscopy (URS) in pregnant patients compared with non-pregnant patients. We reviewed the cases of 41 pregnant and 62 non-pregnant women who developed ...