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Ureteroscopy (URS) allows for proper visualisation of the upper urinary tract. It is valuable as a diagnostic tool and with recent advances can be utilised for effective therapeutic intervention. The endoscope is commonly either ‘semi-rigid’ which has replaced many of the rigid ureteroscopes, or ‘flexible’ with manoeuvrability of the head. When introduced beyond the ureters into kidney, it is termed ureteropyeloscopy or ureterorenoscopy .
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Motiwala, F., Kucheria, R. (2018). Ureteroscopy. In: Goonewardene, S., Persad, R. (eds) Surgical Procedures for Core Urology Trainees. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57442-4_3
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