Controversies in ureteroscopy: Wire, basket, and sheath.

摘要: In the last one to two decades, flexible ureteroscopy has rapidly expanded its role in treatment of urologic stone disease. With frequent and use ureteroscopy, other ancillary instruments were developed order ease facilitate this technique, such as ureteral access sheaths (UAS) a variety wires baskets. These developments, along with improved surgeon ureteroscopic competence, have often brought into question need implement "traditional technique" ureteroscopy. review, we discuss brief history indications, controversy surrounding UAS, wires,