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Retrospective First-in-human use of the LithoVue™ Elite Ureteroscope to measure Intrarenal Pressure.

Naeem BhojaniKyo Chul KooKahina BensaadiAbdulghafour HalawaniVictor Kf WongBen Hall Chew
Published in: BJU international (2023)
IRP can now be routinely measured during ureteroscopy. Patients had a median IRP of 28.5 mmHg and a maximum of 174 mmHg. The use of a smaller UAS (10/12 Fr), Asian ethnicity, and tight ureters were found to have higher IRPs.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • endothelial cells
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • blood brain barrier
  • body composition
  • patient reported outcomes