Journal article
Comparison of Treatment Outcomes for Fluoroscopic and Fluoroscopy-free Endourological Procedures: A Systematic Review on Behalf of the European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guidelines Panel
Abstract
CONTEXT: Endourological procedures frequently require fluoroscopic guidance, which results in harmful radiation exposure to patients and staff. One clinician-controlled method for decreasing exposure to ionising radiation in patients with urolithiasis is to avoid the use of intraoperative fluoroscopy during stone intervention procedures.
OBJECTIVE: To comparatively assess the benefits and risks of "fluoroscopy-free" and fluoroscopic …
Authors
Davis NF; Tzelves L; Geraghty R; Lombardo R; Yuan C; Petrik A; Neisius A; Gambaro G; Jung H; Shepherd R
Journal
European Urology Focus, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 938–953
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.euf.2023.05.008
ISSN
2405-4569