Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS) - Ureterorenoscopic ...

OCTOBER 2009 IntroductionEver since the first ureteroscopy performed by HughHampton Young at the beginning of last century,1ureterorenoscopy has evolved over nearly a centuryfrom the era of happenstance to the Digital & Roboticera. This evolution culminates in the technique ofretrograde Intrarenal Surgery ( rirs ) utilising flexibleureterorenoscope and Holmium laser, which is a veryeffective treatment option in the Urologist'sarmamentarium when first-line treatment options, viz,extracorporeal shockwave lithtropsy (ESWL) andpercutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) failed.

VOL.11 NO.5 MAY 2006 Medical Bulletin 24 VOL.14 NO.10 OCTOBER 2009 200micron laser fibre used in flexible ureterorenoscopy will minimise the hindrance to scope deflection (Fig 2).

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  Flexible, Surgery, Retrograde, Retrograde intrarenal surgery, Intrarenal, Rirs, Ureterorenoscopic, Flexible ureterorenoscopy, Ureterorenoscopy

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