ReviewInvestigative and clinical urology2020
Controversies associated with ureteral access sheath placement during ureteroscopy.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Enhanced stone-free rates with suctioning ureteral access sheath vs. traditional sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2025Pooled it
- Utilization of Ureteral Access Sheath in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Diameter of ureteral access sheath and ureteral stenosis development: a systematic review.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of suction and standard ureteral access sheath versus sheathless flexible ureteroscopy in management of upper ureteral and renal calculi.BMC urology · 2026Trial
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- Does preoperative silodosin administration facilitate ureteral dilatation during flexible ureterorenoscopy? A randomized clinical trial.International urology and nephrology · 2024Trial
- Magnetically actuated microrobots in urolithiasis: emerging frontiers in kidney stone diagnosis and management.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
- Outcomes and management of de novo ureteral strictures following ureteroscopy: A retrospective observational study.Urologia · 2026Observational
- Prediction model for additional procedure requirement in flexible ureterorenoscopy using explainable artificial intelligence.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Retrograde pyeloperfusion: a novel technique to prevent stone fragment migration into the ureter during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.Urolithiasis · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a fluoroscopy-free, ureteral access sheath-free, and stent-free approach to retrograde intrarenal surgery.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- [Stones in the lower pole and their treatment].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- The efficacy of flexible ureteroscopy for large volume stones and hazards of ureteral access sheath usage: A prospective randomized study.Arab journal of urology · 2025Article
- Verification of surgical factors affecting the efficiency of stone extraction with one-surgeon basketing technique using a f-URSL simulation model.Investigative and clinical urology · 2024Article
- Scoping Review of Experimental and Clinical Evidence and Its Influence on Development of the Suction Ureteral Access Sheath.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Gadolinium-enhanced MRI visualizing backflow at increasing intra-renal pressure in a porcine model.PloS one · 2023Article
- Identification of the Risk Factors for the Failure of Ureteral Access Sheath Placement.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Ureteric Stones - State-of-the-Art Review.Research and reports in urology · 2021Review
- The "no-touch" technique in the flexible ureteroscopic approach of renal stones.Journal of medicine and lifeArticle
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Abstract
The use of ureteral access sheaths (UAS) is common practice during routine flexible ureteroscopy procedures. However, debates and concerns continue amongst endourologists on routine UAS placement. UAS placement allows for multiple passages of the ureteroscope, decreases intrarenal pressure, and may improve stone-free rates. However, concerns for the UAS's effectiveness in these claimed benefits and complications related to UAS placement has been documented and investigated by many. In this review, we will discuss the controversies surrounding the placement of UAS during ureteroscopy.
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