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Ureteroscopy

Bradley F. Schwartz  •  John D. Denstedt Editors

Ureteroscopy A Comprehensive Contemporary Guide

Editors Bradley F. Schwartz Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield, IL USA

John D. Denstedt University of Western Ontario London, ON Canada

ISBN 978-3-030-26648-6    ISBN 978-3-030-26649-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26649-3 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

I would like to dedicate this book to my very supportive and understanding wife, Brandi, and to our four motivational and exceptional children, Steven, Olivia, Daniel, and Evan. Their unconditional loyalty, past victories, and future successes are the reasons that made this project possible. Thank you and I love you all.​ Bradley F. Schwartz, DO, FACS To my wife, Carolyn, and my two daughters, Drs. Emily and Ellen Denstedt, without whose unqualified support and patience, my academic urologic career would have been a small fraction of what it ultimately has been. To the pioneers of Endourology who transformed the way in which urologists worldwide deliver care to patients by way of minimally invasive techniques. John D. Denstedt, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FCAHS

Foreword

It has now been over 100 years since Hugh Hampton Young passed a rigid endoscope into a pediatric megaureter and over 50 years since Victor Marshall placed a nonsteerable 9F fiber-optic endoscope into a ureter during an open ureterolithotomy. In the ensuing years, we have seen unimaginable things occur from the passage of a 41 cm semirigid endoscope from the urethral meatus to the renal pelvis as detailed by Enrique Pérez-Castro Ellendt to the refinement of the flexible ure