Table 5.
Instruments used in various endoscopic procedures
| Endoscopic instrument | No. |
|---|---|
| Cystoscopy removal | |
| • 30° telescope (Karl Storz) with cystoscope sheath (19 Fr)a) | 20 |
| • 30° telescope (Karl Storz) with cystoscope sheath (22 Fr)a) | 13 |
| Transurethral cystolitholapaxy | |
| • 30° telescope (Karl Storz)a) | |
| • Cystoscope sheath (26 Fr)a) | |
| • Stone punch forceps | |
| • Ellik evacuatorb) | 10 |
| Percutaneous cystolitholapaxy | |
| • 30° telescope (Karl Storz) with cystoscope sheath (19 Fr)a) | |
| • 18-gauge puncture needle | |
| • 0.035-inch Terumo guidewire | |
| • Telescopic metal dilators (Alken dilators) | 4 |
| • Amplatz sheath (24 Fr) | |
| • Nephroscope (22 Fr) (Wolf)c) | |
| • Stone grasping forceps | |
| Holmium laser lithotripsy | |
| • 30° telescope (Karl Storz) with cystoscope sheath (19 Fr)a) | |
| • Holmium end-firing laser fibre (550 (im) | |
| • Holmium laser machine (30 W)d) | 2 |
| • Ellik evacuatorb) |
a)
Karlz Storz Endovision Inc., Charlton, MA, USA.
b)
BARD, C.R. BARD Inc., New Jersey, NJ, USA.
c)
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany.
d)
Auriga, StarMedTec GmbH, Starnberg, Germany.