OBJECTIVE: This study aims to both develop and evaluate a predictive model for ureteral access sheath(UAS)placement success using preoperative CT-based 3D ureteral imaging and machine learning techniques. Specifically, it investigates the impact of u...
INTRODUCTION: The rising incidence of kidney stone disease in children presents growing clinical challenges, particularly in managing lower pole (LP) calculi, which are anatomically difficult to treat. Flexible ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (fU...
INTRODUCTION: The current systematic review aims to summarize the existing data on intraoperative use of artificial intelligence (AI) during endoscopic lithotripsy in order to assess which particular applications are feasible and have prospects of wi...
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence and associations of urinary stone morphologies, focusing on their relevance for Endoscopic Stone Recognition and improving AI-assisted ESR (AESR) systems.
Sepsis is a severe complication of flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (fURL), a widely used treatment for kidney stones. This study aimed to develop and validate a predictive model based on machine learning (ML) for assessing the risk of sepsis follo...
INTRODUCTION: Suction devices such as flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) are promising tools to reach the zero-fragment rate (ZFR) after flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) and laser lithotripsy. FANS could especially be useful for...
INTRODUCTION: "Kidney Stone Calculator" (KSC) helps to plan flexible ureteroscopy, providing the stone volume (SV) and an estimated duration of laser lithotripsy (eLD). eLD is calculated from in vitro ablation rates and SV. KSC's accuracy has been de...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Apr 10, 2025
BACKGROUND: The flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy (F-URL) is an important treatment for upper urinary tract stones. However, urolithiasis, surgical procedures, and catheter placement are risk factors for fungal infections. Our study aimed to construc...
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This narrative review provides an overview of the use, differences, and clinical impact of current methods for kidney stone volume assessment.
BACKGROUND: Ureteral stents, such as double-J stents, have become indispensable in urologic procedures but are associated with complications like hematuria and pain. While the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to its incr...
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