title: Ureteral access for upper urinary tract disease: the access sheath.
abstract: Ureteral access with the flexible ureteroscope remains a challenge for the urologist. The routine use of a newly developed, site-specific ureteral access sheath facilitates entry into the ureter for fragmentation and basket extraction of ureteral and renal calculi. The step-by-step technique of ureteral access with the Access Sheath is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhayani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conradie
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Clayman
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018583:Pliability; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D020709:Ureteroscopes; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014572:Urology / Q000295:instrumentation