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Kobayashi S, Masaki F, King F, Wollin DA, Kibel AS, Hata N. Feasibility of multi-section continuum robotic ureteroscope in the kidney. J Robot Surg 2023:10.1007/s11701-023-01530-0. [PMID: 36689076 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01530-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility of a multi-section continuum robotic ureteroscope to address the difficulties with access into certain renal calyces during flexible ureteroscopy. First, the robotic ureteroscope developed in previous research, which utilizes three actuated bendable sections controlled by wires, was modified for use in this project. Second, using phantom models created from five randomly selected computer tomography urograms, the flexible ureteroscope and robotic ureteroscope were evaluated, focusing on several factors: time taken to access each renal calyx, time taken to aim at three targets on each renal calyx, the force generated in the renal pelvic wall associated with ureteroscope manipulation, and the distance and standard deviation between the ureteroscope and the target. As a result, the robotic ureteroscope utilized significantly less force during lower pole calyx access (flexible ureteroscope vs. robotic ureteroscope; 2.0 vs. 0.98 N, p = 0.03). When aiming at targets, the standard deviation of proper target access was smaller for each renal calyx (upper pole: 0.49 vs. 0.11 mm, middle: 0.84 vs. 0.12 mm, lower pole: 3.4 vs. 0.19 mm) in the robotic ureteroscope group, and the distance between the center point of the ureteroscope image and the target was significantly smaller in the robotic ureteroscope group (upper: 0.49 vs. 0.19 mm, p < 0.001, middle: 0.77 vs. 0.17 mm, p < 0.001, lower: 0.77 vs. 0.22 mm, p < 0.001). In conclusion, our robotic ureteroscope demonstrated improved maneuverability and facilitated accuracy and precision while reducing the force on the renal pelvic wall during access into each renal calyx.
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- Satoshi Kobayashi
- National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Urology, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 8128582, Japan.
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- National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Healthcare Optics Research Laboratory, Canon U.S.A., 210 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- National Center for Image Guided Therapy, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Wang C, Wang S, Wang X, Lu J. External validation of the R.I.R.S. scoring system to predict stone-free rate after retrograde intrarenal surgery. BMC Urol 2021; 21:33. [PMID: 33663459 PMCID: PMC7934254 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-021-00801-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The R.I.R.S. scoring system is defined as a novel and straightforward scoring system that uses the main parameters (kidney stone density, inferior pole stones, stone burden, and renal infundibular length) to identify most appropriate patients for retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). We strived to evaluate the accuracy of the R.I.R.S. scoring system in predicting the stone-free rate (SFR) after RIRS. Methods In our medical center, we retrospectively analyzed charts of patients who had, between September 2018 and December 2019, been treated by RIRS for kidney stones. A total of 147 patients were enrolled in the study. Parameters were measured for each of the four specified variables. Results Stone-free status was achieved in 105 patients (71.43%), and 42 patients had one or more residual fragments (28.57%). Differences in stone characteristics, including renal infundibulopelvic angle, renal infundibular length, lower pole stone, kidney stone density, and stone burden were statistically significant in patients whether RIRS achieved stone-free status or not (P < 0.001, P: 0.005, P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P: 0.003, respectively). R.I.R.S. scores were significantly lower in patients treated successfully with RIRS than patients in which RIRS failed (P < 0.001). Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that R.I.R.S. scores were independent factors affecting RIRS success (P = 0.033). The area under the curve of the R.I.R.S. scoring system was 0.737. Conclusions Our study retrospectively validates that the R.I.R.S. scoring system is associated with SFR after RIRS in the treatment of renal stones, and can predict accurately.
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- Cong Wang
- Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.100, Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, 200080, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.100, Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, 200080, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.100, Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, 200080, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.100, Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, 200080, China.
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Guliev B, Komyakov B, Talyshinskii A. Interior definition of the calyceal orientation suitable for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy via mobile software. Urolithiasis 2021; 49:443-449. [PMID: 33580366 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-021-01253-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To date, there is no paper on defining the puncture of a kidney from the interior view of the pelvicalyceal system (PCS) to alleviate its performance. The objective of this study is to define the usefulness of the Rubik's Cube method determining calyceal orientation from inside via mobile software for the percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL). Over September 2019-September 2020, 25 patients with indications for PCNL were enrolled in this single-arm study. All patients underwent computed tomography (CT)-urography. Primary endpoints were the duration of renal cavity puncture, number of attempts and success rate. Complication rate ordered according to Clavien-Dindo classification was analyzed as a secondary endpoint. The stone-free rate was 91%. The same experienced urologist performed all procedures through the single-access PCNL without puncture site reposition. The puncture was made through the upper, middle, and lower calyx in 9, 12 and 4 cases, respectively. The mean duration of cavity puncture was 2.8 ± 1.1 min. The mean number of attempts to reach desirable calyx was 1.4 ± 0.6. It should be noted that there were no cases with three and more punctures. The overall complication rate was 28% (7/25) when only one patient experienced ≥ 3 Grade. The proposed Rubik's Cube method facilitates preoperative planning of PCNL and makes that procedure easier for specialists and safer for the patients.
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- B Guliev
- Department of Urology, The head of the Urology Center with Robot-Assisted Surgery of the Mariinsky Hospital, North-Western State Medical University Named After I. I. Mechnikov, Piskarevskiy pr. 47, 195067, Saint Petersburg, Russia.,Urology Center with Robot-Assisted Surgery of the Mariinsky Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Urology, The head of the Urology Center with Robot-Assisted Surgery of the Mariinsky Hospital, North-Western State Medical University Named After I. I. Mechnikov, Piskarevskiy pr. 47, 195067, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Urology, The head of the Urology Center with Robot-Assisted Surgery of the Mariinsky Hospital, North-Western State Medical University Named After I. I. Mechnikov, Piskarevskiy pr. 47, 195067, Saint Petersburg, Russia. .,Urology Center with Robot-Assisted Surgery of the Mariinsky Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Jung SI, Park HS, Jeon HJ, Yu MH, Kim YJ, Chung J, Jeong K. Whirlpool sign of adnexal torsion on CT: where can we find it? Acta Radiol 2020; 61:714-720. [PMID: 31569947 DOI: 10.1177/0284185119877336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background Whirlpool sign on computed tomography (CT) is pathognomic of adnexal torsion. Purpose To evaluate the visibility and common location of the whirlpool sign in adnexal torsion on CT. Material and Methods This retrospective study included 143 consecutive patients who underwent preoperative CT imaging and subsequent surgically confirmed as adnexal torsion. Two readers independently recorded the presence and location of whirlpool sign in adnexal torsion on CT. Patients with and without whirlpool sign were compared with regard to the size of the adnexal mass and the degree of torsion. Results Whirlpool sign was detected in 60 (42.0%) patients on the transverse CT plane and 79 (55.2%) patients on the coronal CT plane of 143 patients. The sign was significantly better detected on the coronal CT plane than on the transverse CT plane ( P = 0.03). The most common location of the sign included the posterolateral aspect of the adnexal mass on the transverse CT plane (25/60, 41.7%, P = 0.04) and the upper-lateral aspect of the adnexal mass on the coronal CT plane (45/79, 60.0%, P < 0.001). The size of the adnexal mass with whirlpool sign was significantly larger than the mass without whirlpool sign on the transverse CT plane (median 9.6 vs. 8.6 cm, P = 0.03). No significant difference in the degree of torsion was found between patients with and without whirlpool sign on CT ( P = 0.56–0.62). Conclusion Whirlpool sign of adnexal torsion is well detected at the upper-lateral aspect of adnexal mass on the coronal CT plane.
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- Sung Il Jung
- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Research Institute of Medical Science, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The influence of pelvicalyceal system anatomy on minimally invasive treatments of patients with renal calculi. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020; 45:1174-1180. [PMID: 31676921 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-019-02288-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Nephrolithiasis has a multifactorial etiology, wherein, besides metabolic factors, the anatomy of the pelvicalyceal system might play a role. Using 3D-reconstructions of CT-urography (CT-U), we studied the morphometric properties of pelvicalyceal anatomy affecting kidney stone formation and compared those with existing literature on their effect on minimally invasive treatment techniques for renal calculi. METHODS CT-U's were made between 01-01-2017 and 30-09-2018. Patients were chronologically included in two groups: a nephrolithiasis group when ≥ 1 calculus was present on the CT-U and a control group of patients with both the absence of calculi on the CT-U and no medical history of urolithiasis. Patients with a medical history of diseases leading to higher risks on urolithiasis were excluded. In the nephrolithiasis group affected kidneys were measured. In the control group, left and right kidneys were alternately measured. RESULTS Twenty kidneys were measured in both groups. Mean calyceopelvic tract width was significantly larger in the lower segments of affected kidneys (3.9 vs. 2.7 mm). No significant differences between the groups were found in number of calyces, infundibular length, infundibular width, calyceopelvic angle, upper-lower angle and diameters of the pelvis. Transversal calyceal orientation in hours was significantly smaller in the upper and lower segments of the nephrolithiasis group (7.69 vs. 8.52 and 8.08 vs. 9.09 h), corresponding with more dorsally located calyces in stone-forming kidneys. CONCLUSION Pelvicalyceal anatomy differs between stone-forming and non-stone-forming kidneys. Understanding the pelvicalyceal system and etiology of stone formation can improve development of endourological techniques.
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Sharma GR, Luitel B. Techniques for fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous renal access: An analytical review. Indian J Urol 2019; 35:259-266. [PMID: 31619863 PMCID: PMC6792419 DOI: 10.4103/iju.iju_149_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Percutaneous renal access is a key step for a successful percutaneous nephrolithotomy. It involves the use of fluoroscopy, ultrasonography, or a combination of both. Over the years, various techniques have been proposed for fluoroscopy-guided access, and this article reviews the different techniques along with the anatomical principles for fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous renal access. A literature search was performed using "PubMed" for relevant literature describing the various techniques for fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous renal access. Each technique was analyzed in regard to how it describes selecting the skin site for puncture and determines the angle and depth of puncture. The advantages, limitations, and variations of these techniques were also studied. Each technique has its advantages and limitations. No study has compared all the techniques either in vivo or in vitro. Only a comparative study would establish the superiority of one technique over the other. Until this is done, endourologists should be well versed with the existing techniques.
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- Department of Urology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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