title: Ureteroscopy: accessory devices.
abstract: The incidence of stone disease continues to rise. Surgical management options including shockwave laser lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and ureteroscopy with stone extraction and/or lithotripsy. The technology associated with the ureteroscopic treatment of stones has advanced significantly over the past decade and this review focuses on many of the accessory devices that can be employed to aid in the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA - Bodo.knudsen@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Bodo E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Knudsen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020709:Ureteroscopes; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D052878:Urolithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures