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Rigid Ureteroscopy and Flexible Ureteroscopy

Ureteroscope are divided into rigid ureteroscope and flexible ureteroscope, and are very thin, light-guided fibre with a working lumen. It is mainly used to examine the inside of the vesicoureter as well as to treat lesions, such as stones, in the vesicoureter, and in the kidneys. It has a minimally invasive role, instead of the traditional open surgery, is currently used in urology is very extensive. Ureteral rigid scopes can be done transurethrally for intravesical and lower and middle ureteral stones, while ureteral flexible scopes, can be done transurethrally, for kidney type stones.