Disposable ureteroscope reduces costs of care
Amy E. Krambeck, MD, discusses the findings of a recent 90-day trial of a single-use disposable ureteroscope.
Amy E. Krambeck, MD, discusses a recent Urology Practice paper, "Initial Experience With a Novel Single Use Disposable Ureteroscopy: A Prospective Single Arm 90-day Trial of the Axis Ureteroscope," for which she served as a study author. Krambeck is the Michael O. Koch Professor of Urology at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
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