Tag: percutaneous

Percutaneous treatment better than ureteroscopy for kidney stones, study finds

For patients with kidney stones measuring 1–2cm centimetres, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another ureteroscopy, concludes...

Interventional Systems announces endourology venture with surgical robot tech

Interventional Systems has announced a new venture—called LARC Robotics—aimed at using surgical robotics for percutaneous renal access. Austria-based Interventional Systems said the unit simplifies percutaneous...

Continued clinical success reported with cutting-edge vessel prep device

Transit Scientific had shared via press release successful outcomes on multiple fistula and graft cases using its XO Score sheath platform, a first-of-its-kind metal-alloy...
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Newer techniques for PD surgery: Time-due advance or tempest in a...

As dialysis modalities go, peritoneal dialysis (PD) is currently among the more popular choices in treating kidney disease patients. For many physicians, its perceived...
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Benefits of percutaneous fistula creation further bolstered by five-year Ellipsys data

The Ellipsys vascular access system (Avenu Medical/Medtronic) can be used to easily and safely create durable percutaneous arteriovenous fistulas (pAVFs) for haemodialysis—with new, long-term...