A Newly Designed Amplatz Sheath Decreases Intrapelvic Irrigation Pressure During Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolitholapaxy: An <i>in-Vitro</i> Pressure-Measurement and Microscopic Study

Abstract

Newly designed nephroscope sheaths with an open proximal end, such as the one described here, decrease the intrapelvic pressure compared with a closed outflow system. As a result, strict fluid control during the intervention is not necessary.