Abstract:The article by Mazzucchi et al. presents an excellent review of the characteristics of flexible, optical or digital ureteroscopes, single-use or not, in addition to describing the advantages and disadvantages of each. As an additional objective, this article contains a benefit-cost analysis between the different devices (1).When analyzing the costs of devices and procedures in developing countries, one needs to keep in mind the availability of resources, sometimes present only in larger cities, and the real ad… Show more
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