REVIEWS  ENDOUROLOGIC DISEASE GROUP FOR EXCELLENCE (EDGE) RESEARCH CONSORTIUM: A PRIMER ON ADVANCED URETEROSCOPY FOR STONE DISEASE 

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 2016 December;68(6):469-78

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language: English

From novelty to the every-day: the evolution of ureteroscopy

Douglas RIDYARD ¹, Lawrence DAGROSA ², Vernon M. PAIS Jr. ² ✉

¹ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; ² Section of Urology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA

Ureteroscopy revolutionized the surgical approach to the upper urinary tract, and is well recognized as a cornerstone of modern urology. Although now commonplace, ureteroscopic equipment and techniques were truly revolutionary. A review of the innovations and innovators that developed ureteroscopic surgery sets the stage for a more thorough understanding of what can be done ureteroscopically, and may additionally better inform what limitations remain. Given that future advancements in urologic therapy will be dependent upon a similar pursuit of paradigm shifting improvements in disease management, an overview of the development of modern ureteroscopy may inspire such change.