• Advances in Ureteroscopy: New technologies and current innovations in the era of Tailored Endourological Stone Treatment (TEST) 

      Juliebø-Jones, Patrick; Keller, Etienne Xavier; Haugland, Julie Nøss; Æsøy, Mathias S.; Beisland, Christian; Somani, Bhaskar K; Ulvik, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Ureteroscopy has undergone many advances in recent decades. As a result, it is able to treat an increasing range of patient groups including special populations such as pregnancy, anomalous kidneys and extremes of age. ...
    • Application of virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality in endourology and urolithiasis: An update by YAU endourology and Urolithiasis Working Group 

      Hameed, B.M. Zeeshan; Somani, Shraddha; Keller, Etienne Xavier; Balamanigandan, Ramachandran; Mahapatra, Satyasundara; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Tonyali, Şenol; Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Naik, Nithesh; Mishra, Dilip; Kumar, Sarvesh; Chlosta, Piotr; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The integration of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) in urological practices and medical education has led to modern training systems that are cost-effective and with an increased expectation ...
    • Current status of nomograms and scoring systems in paediatric endourology: A systematic review of literature 

      Brown, George; Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Keller, Etienne Xavier; De Coninck, Vincent; Beisland, Christian; Somani, Bhaskar K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction The incidence of paediatric kidney stone disease is increasing worldwide, with the requirement for endourological interventions mirroring this. Multiple nomograms, grading tools and scoring systems now exist ...
    • Paediatric kidney stone surgery: state-of-the-art review 

      Jones, Charles Patrick W.; Keller, Etienne Xavier; Tzelves, Lazaros; Beisland, Christian; Somani, Bhaskar K; Gjengstø, Peder; Æsøy, Mathias S.; Ulvik, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      While urolithiasis in children is rare, the global incidence is rising, and the volume of minimally invasive surgeries being performed reflects this. There have been many developments in the technology, which have supported ...
    • Ureteral access sheaths and its use in the future: A comprehensive update based on a literature review 

      De Coninck, Vincent; Somani, Bhaskar; Sener, Emre Tarik; Emiliani, Esteban; Corrales, Mariela; Jones, Charles Patrick Warburton; Pietropaolo, Amelia; Mykoniatis, Ioannis; Zeeshan Hameed, Belthangady M.; Esperto, Francesco; Proietti, Silvia; Traxer, Olivier; Keller, Etienne Xavier (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-31)
      Ureteral access sheaths (UASs) are part of urologist’s armamentarium when performing retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Recently, the world of RIRS has changed dramatically with the development of three game-changers: ...