title: Ureteroscopy using a detachable access sheath.
abstract: Ureteroscopy has evolved in many aspects, particularly in the flexibility and size of ureteroscopes. We have developed a new detachable access sheath to make ureteroscopic procedures more straight-forward and to reduce possible damage to delicate instruments used in the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. akangoab@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abarzua
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monden
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Yasutomo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumon
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter; D020709:Ureteroscopes; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001743:Urinary Bladder