Single-use digital flexible cystoscope for double J removal versus reusable instruments: a prospective, comparative study of functionality, risk of infection, and costs.
Marco OderdaAnastasios AsimakopoulosValerio BatettaAndrea BosioEttore DalmassoIvano MorraEugenia VercelliPaolo GonteroPublished in: World journal of urology (2023)
outperforms reusable cystoscopes for in-office ureteral stent removal in terms of total operative time and quality of the procedure, at the cost of being more expensive. No significant differences in postoperative bacteriuria or symptomatic UTIs were found.