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Ureteroscopy is a procedure to address kidney stones, and involves the passage of a small telescope, called a ureteroscope, through the urethra and bladder and up the ureter to the point where the stone is located.
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| Ureteroscope F8.5x430 | Dilator | Electrode |
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| Biopsy Forceps 5Fr | Foreign Body Forceps 5Fr | Stone Grasping |
Nephroscopy is a non-surgical way of examining the inside of the kidneys and treating certain conditions in the upper urinary tract.
Nephroscopy is done with the use of a small instrument called a neph roscope. The thin, flexible tube part of the nephroscope is inserted into the skin through a very small cut.
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| Nephroscope | Sheath | Trocar |
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| Puncture Needle | Expander | Inner Core |
A flexible ureteroscope is used to see beyond the bladder into the ureters, the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Through the flexible ureteroscope, the doctor can see a stone in the ureter.
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| Flexible Ureteroscope | Flexible Ureteroscope | Flexible Ureteroscope |