Innovations in kidney stone removal
Tzelves, Lazaros Geraghty, Robert Michael Juliebø-Jones, Patrick
Tzelves, Lazaros
Geraghty, Robert Michael
Juliebø-Jones, Patrick
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust; Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; University Hospital Southampton
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2023-04-11
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Abstract
Urolithiasis is a common clinical condition, and surgical treatment is performed with different minimally invasive procedures, such as ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Although the transition from open surgery to endourological procedures to treat this condition has been a paradigm shift, ongoing technological advancements have permitted further improvement of clinical outcomes with the development of modern equipment. Such innovations in kidney stone removal are new lasers, modern ureteroscopes, development of applications and training systems utilizing three-dimensional models, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, implementation of robotic systems, sheaths connected to vacuum devices and new types of lithotripters. Innovations in kidney stone removal have led to an exciting new era of endourological options for patients and clinicians alike.
Keywords: artificial intelligence; kidney calculi; laser; percutaneous nephrolithotomy; ureteroscopy.
Citation
Tzelves L, Geraghty RM, Hughes T, Juliebø-Jones P, Somani BK. Innovations in Kidney Stone Removal. Res Rep Urol. 2023 Apr 11;15:131-139. doi: 10.2147/RRU.S386844.
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