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Original Research

Digital ureteroscopes: technology update

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Pages 19-25 | Published online: 27 Jan 2017
 

Abstract

The field of ureteroscopy has undergone a continual evolution since the first ureteroscopes were introduced. Over the past 10 years, we have entered into the digital era of ureteroscopy with both semirigid and flexible options becoming available. The following review looks at the benefits and drawbacks of digital flexible ureteroscopes as well as the current commercially available options.

Disclosure

BEK is a consultant for Boston Scientific, Bard Surgical, and ThermDX; Course proctor for Coloplast Instructional Course. The authors report no further conflicts of interest in this work.