Improvements in ureteroscope design, accessories and technique have led to a significant increase in the success of diagnostic and therapeutic ureteroscopy while decreasing morbidity. Outpatient ureteroscopic stone extraction, particularly for distal ureteral calculi, is almost uniformly successful with low morbidity. The long-term complication rate of ureteroscopy is 0.5%.
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