The Two-Point Technique of Fluoroscopy during the Urological Procedure: Is Really Necessary?

Autor: Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Alimohammad Fakhr Yasseri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Translational Research in Urology, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 132-134 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2717-042X
DOI: 10.22034/TRU.2021.269510.1059
Popis: Nowadays the common use of diagnostic and therapeutic ionizing radiation increases worries about excessive occupational and patient exposure. The novel fluoroscopic-guided endoscopic procedures can diminish radiation dose during urologic procedures. A “two-point technique (TPT)” is defined in which the fluoroscope image intensifier (c-arm) is shifted among caudal and cephalad set points of the operative field. Maybe patient radiation exposure is less with TPT than with a non-structured conventional technique, stated as the cognitive fluoroscopic technique (CFT). As we could see the urethral lumen clearly by Ureteroscope and endoscopic visions, we use rarely x-ray during our routine procedures in our center, except for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy.
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