Diameter of ureteral access sheath and ureteral stenosis development: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Purpose: Ureteral access sheaths (UAS) are widely used in ureteroscopy. UAS are believed to pose a significant risk for ureteral stenosis due to ureteral mucosal compression, but little evidence supports this claim. Our systematic review aimed to investigate the relationship between differ...

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Main Authors: Tamires Battistini Pissaia, Mikhael Belkovsky, Carlo Camargo Passerotti, Everton Luiz de Almeida Artifon, Jose Pinhata Otoch, José Arnaldo Shiomi da Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2023-10-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502023000100501&lng=en&tlng=en