Journals / Endoüroloji Bülteni / 2026 / Cilt: 17 Sayı: 2

Lower Cost Way of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

Retrograd İntrarenal Cerrahi’de Maliyeti Düşürmek

Aydemir Asdemir(SİVAS CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TIP PR.)0000-0002-9141-6727
Abuzer Öztürk(Clinic of Urology, Sivas Numune Hospital, Türkiye)0000-0002-6090-6133
İsmail Emre Ergin(Clinic of Urology, Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye)0000-0002-3115-0533
Hüseyin Saygın(CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TIP PR.)0000-0002-6875-0882
Esat Korgalı(CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, TIP PR.)0000-0003-0318-0353
Pages
39–46
Publication Date
2025-05-30
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Our clinical evaluation showed markedly high performance for the single-use ureterorenoscope, which is comparable to the one of multi-used instruments.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the results of operations with re-use flexible ureterorenoscope (URS) (FLEX X2, Karl Storz ) and single-use digital URS (RP-U-C12, Redpine) and find lower cost way of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) without compromising their clinical performance.
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Key Findings & Data:Two small groups of patients (n = 63 for each group) was taken because it can be reached by one re-use URS.
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Conclusion & Impact:Our clinical evaluation showed markedly high performance for the single-use ureterorenoscope, which is comparable to the one of multi-used instruments.
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⚙️Variables:flexible ureterorenoscope · kostefektivite · re-use

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Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the results of operations with re-use flexible ureterorenoscope (URS) (FLEX X2, Karl Storz ) and single-use digital URS (RP-U-C12, Redpine) and find lower cost way of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) without compromising their clinical performance. Material and Methods: One re-use URS and one single-use digital URS were investigated with respect to operation numbers, times, laser and fluoroscopy times in operations and their effectiveness in the operations. All operations were achieved by same surgeon who has completed RIRS learning curve. Two small groups of patients (n = 63 for each group) was taken because it can be reached by one re-use URS. Results: The clinical application of the single-use URS is of equal quality compared to re-use one. In our study one case with FLEX X2 costs 399 euros, one case with RP-U-C12 costs 51.5 euros (only ureterorenoscope and its sterilization costs). This shows us single-use URS is lower cost way of retrograde intrarenal surgery. Conclusion: Now for our country one FLEX X2 costs as same as 41 RP-U-C12. But if you use RP-U-C12 as re-use flexible URS as we do, for one case with FLEX X2 costs nearly 8 times with RP-U-C12 costs. This shows us that RP-U-C12 has much lower cost. Our clinical evaluation showed markedly high performance for the single-use ureterorenoscope, which is comparable to the one of multi-used instruments.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, yeniden kullanılan fleksibl üreterorenoskop (URS) (FLEX X2, Karl Storz) ve tek kullanımlık dijital URS (RP-U-C12, Redpine) ile yapılan operasyonların sonuçlarını karşılaştırmak ve klinik performanslarından ödün vermeden retrograd intrarenal cerrahinin daha düşük maliyetli bir yolunu bulmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bir yeniden kullanılan URS ve tek kullanımlık dijital URS’ler ile, operasyon sayıları, süreleri, lazer ve floroskopi süreleri ile operasyonlardaki etkinlikleri incelenmiştir. Tüm operasyonlar, RIRS öğrenme eğrisini tamamlamış aynı cerrah tarafından gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bir yeniden kullanılan URS ile yapılabilecek sayıda hasta grubu ile (her grup için n = 63) çalışma planlanmıştır. Bulgular: Tek kullanımlık URS’nin klinik uygulaması, yeniden kullanılan URS ile karşılaştırıldığında eşit kalitededir. Çalışmamızda bir FLEX X2 vakasının maliyeti 399 Euro, bir RP-U-C12 vakasının maliyeti ise 51,5 Euro’dur (sadece üreterorenoskop ve sterilizasyon maliyetleri). Bu, tek kullanımlık URS’nin retrograd intrarenal cerrahinin daha düşük maliyetli bir yolu olduğunu göstermektedir. Sonuç: Şu anki durumda, ülkemizde bir FLEX X2, 41 adet RP-U-C12’ye eşdeğer maliyetlere sahiptir. RP-U-C12’yi bizler gibi yeniden kullanılabilir fleksible URS olarak kullanırsanız, FLEX X2 ile bir vakada harcanan maliyet, RP-U-C12 ile yapılan bir vakadan yaklaşık 8 kat daha fazladır. Bu, RP-U-C12’nin çok daha düşük maliyetli olduğunu göstermektedir. Klinik değerlendirmemiz, tek kullanımlık üreterorenoskopun, çok kullanımlı aletlerle karşılaştırılabilir şekilde oldukça yüksek performans gösterdiğini ortaya koymuştur.

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Asdemir, A., Öztürk, A., Ergin, İ. E., Saygın, H., Korgalı, E. (2025). Lower Cost Way of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery. Endoüroloji Bülteni, Cilt: 17 Sayı: 2, 39–46. https://doi.org/10.54233/endourolbull-1598975

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