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Single-use flexible ureteroscope for the treatment of renal stone

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  • 1. University of Basrah. Iraq

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Objectives: This study aims to describe the effectiveness of a single-use flexible ureteroscope regarding the time of surgery, stone-free rate, and complications.

Material: This prospective work was performed at Basrah Urological Centre for the period March 2022 to April 2023. Sixty-one patients were enrolled in this study after we excluded patients who had ureteral stricture, high blood urea, and untreated urinary tract infection. All patients were selected older than 20 years of age. Patients were operated upon by the same surgeon.

Results: This study involved 61 patients of them 23 (37.7%) male and 38 (62.3%) female patients. The mean age of patients was 37.3 years with a standard deviation of 11.1. The average total stone burden was 10.1 ± 3.3 mm, with a range of 7-15 mm. The average stone density was 1000.3 ± 271.5 HU, ranging from 820 to 1411 HU.

Conclusion: The present study concluded that the single-use flexible ureteroscope for treating renal stones is effective and causes fewer complications.

Keywords: Single-Use, Flexible Ureteroscope, Treatment, Renal Stone.

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