International Conference on Urology 2015

Endourology is a minimally invasive technique available to treat kidney stones. Stones may be extracted or fragmented using tiny instruments through natural body channels such as the urethra, bladder and ureter. Endourological procedures include: Urethroscopy: used to treat strictures or blockages of the urethra. Ureteroscopes are precision instruments used for surgical procedures within these structures. Cystoscopy: used to treat bladder stones and tumors. Obstructing prostate tissue can be removed with this approach as well Ureteroscopy: used to treat stones and tumors of the ureter. Nephroscopy: used to treat stones and tumors of the kidney lining.