Which sucks more? Comparison of two novel direct-in-scope suction ureteroscopes to a conventional ureteroscope
The DISS ureteroscopes significantly outperformed the conventional ureteroscope in both suction speed and dust evacuation efficiency. The 5.1-Fr DISS-U demonstrated superior performance and is able to evacuate stone particles up to 0.5 mm.
Authors
- Zhamshid Okhunov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-933X)
- Daniel Jhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-1264)
- Joshua Ghoulian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7903-4873)
- Elizabeth A. Baldwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7983-4563)
- Grant Sajdak
- Ruben Crew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6276-3239)
- Kallan Richards
- D. Duane Baldwin
- Ninous Betdashtoo
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-025-05768-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Loma Linda University