Effects of flexible ureteroscopy on renal blood flow: a prospective evaluation.

CONCLUSION: This study suggests that compatible ureteroscope-ureteral access sheath combinations with a lumen difference of more than 1.5 Fr can provide safe outcomes in terms of renal blood flow. F-URS can safely be performed in terms of renal perfusion and complication rates with appropriate equipment and instruments. PMID: 29463207 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Scand J Urol Source Type: research