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  • Urology
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Renal stones present a growing clinical challenge, with flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) offering a minimally invasive treatment option.
  • Surgeons performing fURS are exposed to significant ionizing radiation, necessitating exploration of alternative techniques.
  • This study investigates the efficacy of fURS without fluoroscopy for renal stone treatment.

Discussion:

  • A retrospective study compared fURS with and without fluoroscopy in 98 patients.
  • Key outcomes included stone-free rates, operative time, and postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification).
  • No statistically significant differences were observed in stone-free rates or complication severity between the two groups.

Key Insights:

  • Flexible ureteroscopy without fluoroscopy demonstrates comparable stone-free rates to procedures utilizing fluoroscopy.
  • The incidence and severity of postoperative complications were similar across both groups.
  • fURS without fluoroscopy can be safely performed with high success rates when employing specific intraoperative guidance techniques.

Outlook:

  • Further research could explore long-term outcomes and cost-effectiveness of fluoroscopy-free fURS.
  • Standardization of non-fluoroscopic guidance methods could enhance adoption in urological practice.
  • This technique offers a promising strategy to minimize radiation exposure for surgeons and patients during renal stone management.