Department of Urology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Urol Clin North Am. 2013 Feb;40(1):67-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2012.09.009.
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.
近年来,成像设备和新型仪器的创新使输尿管镜从诊断工具发展为治疗工具。在这篇综述中,作者强调了输尿管镜的几项最新进展,这些进展使得对上尿路病理情况进行前所未有的进入、可视化和治疗成为可能。