title: Advances in ureteroscopy.
abstract: Recent innovations in imaging equipment and novel instrumentation have helped ureteroscopy evolve from a diagnostic to a therapeutic tool. In this review, the authors highlight several of the most recent advances in ureteroscopy that have helped allow unprecedented access, visualization, and treatment of upper urinary tract pathologic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Borofsky
authors.forename: Ojas
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020709:Ureteroscopes / Q000592:standards*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000639:trends*; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*