Cost of reusable vs. single-use ureteroscopes in complex renal surgeries: a randomized cohort study
Single-use flexible ureteroscopes offer economic advantages in ECIRS, particularly in complex case settings, as the aggressive use of flexible URS increases the scope damage risk.
Authors
- Kazumi Taguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3092-5114)
- Takahiro Yanase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8916-0806)
- Takahiro Yasui
- Teruaki Sugino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-4152)
- Rei Unno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0584-3712)
- Kengo Kawase
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Nagoya City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-025-05957-y
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00