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Disposable Flexible Ureteroscopes

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Currently, there are a variety of flexible ureteroscopes available, including fiber-optic and digital flexible ureteroscopes. Despite the technological advancement of flexible ureteroscopes, durability remains a major concern.

Disposable flexible ureteroscopes aim at overcoming the main boundaries of their reusable counterparts.

Herein, we report the characteristics, advantages, and limitations of single-use flexible ureteroscopes, according to the current studies published in literature.

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Proietti, S., Pavia, M.P., Rico, L., Yeow, Y., Basulto-Martinez, M., Giusti, G. (2022). Disposable Flexible Ureteroscopes. In: Zeng, G., Parikh, K., Sarica, K. (eds) Flexible Ureteroscopy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2936-6_18

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