ArticleUrolithiasis2018
Clinical outcomes and costs of reusable and single-use flexible ureterorenoscopes: a prospective cohort study.
Article in Urolithiasis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparing outcomes of single-use vs reusable ureteroscopes: a systematic review and meta analysis.Urolithiasis · 2024Pooled it
- International Alliance of Urolithiasis guideline on retrograde intrarenal surgery.BJU international · 2023Guideline
- Single-useJournal of medicine and life · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of Surgical Outcomes between Single-Use and Reusable Flexible Ureteroscopes for Renal Stone Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- WiScope® single use digital flexible ureteroscope versus reusable flexible ureteroscope for management of renal stones: a prospective randomized study.World journal of urology · 2022Trial
- Multimodal comparison of 19 single-use flexible ureteroscopes: bench testing, operative video assessment, and surgeon ratings.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Micro-cost analysis of reusable compared to affordable single-use flexible ureteroscopes.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2026Article
- Iatrogenic upper urinary tract injuries during ureteroscopy for urolithiasis: a comprehensive review on incidence, mechanisms and preventative strategies.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
- Assessment of the economic relevance of the use of single-use digital flexible ureteroscopes A systematic review.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2024Review
- Flexible ureteroscopy for lower pole calculus: is it still a challenge?World journal of urology · 2023Review
- Single-Use Ureteroscopes Are Associated with Decreased Risk of Urinary Tract Infection After Ureteroscopy for Urolithiasis Compared to Reusable Ureteroscopes.Journal of endourology · 2023Article
- Hybrid flexible ureteroscopy strategy in the management of renal stones - a narrative review.Journal of medicine and life · 2022Review
- Single Use (Disposable) Duodenoscope: Recent Development and Future.Clinical endoscopy · 2022Review
- Repair Rate and Associated Costs of Reusable Flexible Ureteroscopes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.European urology open science · 2022Review
- An in vitro Comparative Assessment of Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes Using a Standardized Ureteroscopy Training Model.Urologia internationalis · 2022Article
- Can the introduction of single-use flexible ureteroscopes increase the longevity of reusable flexible ureteroscopes at a high volume centre?World journal of urology · 2022Article
- Efficiency of retrograde intrarenal surgery in lower pole stones: disposable flexible ureterorenoscope or reusable flexible ureterorenoscope?World journal of urology · 2021Article
- Relevance of Adopting a Hybrid Strategy Mixing Single-Use and Reusable Ureteroscopes for Stones Management: An Economic Study to Support the Best Strategy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Reporting and grading of complications after mid-urethral sling surgeries: Could the "Clavien-Dindo Classification" be adopted?Current urology · 2021Article
- Stone removing efficiency and safety comparison between single use ureteroscope and reusable ureteroscope: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze clinical outcomes and costs of single-use flexible ureterorenoscopes in comparison with reusable flexible ureterorenoscopes in a tertiary referral center. Prospectively, 68 flexible ureterorenoscopies utilizing reusable (Flex-X2S, Flex-X
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