Fluoroscopy-free minimally invasive ureteral stricture balloon dilatation: a retrospective safety and efficacy cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional ureteral stricture balloon dilation was performed with fluoroscopic assistance. The use of a C-arm X-ray machine delivered hazardous radiation to both surgeons and patients. In attempt to eliminate the radiation hazard, we developed a F4.5/6.5 ureteroscope assisted intraoperative X-ray free balloon dilation surgical approach to treat ureteral stricture and to verify its safety and efficacy. Specifically, this method had not been previously reported in the literature.

Methods

We demonstrated an intraoperative X-ray free balloon dilation with detailed step-by-step procedures description and video illustration. Clinical data of patients undergoing minimally invasive endourological treatment for ureteral stricture between February 2015 and November 2019 we

SUBMITTER: Peng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350239 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature