Ureteroscopy (URS)
Treatment for Kidney Stones
Effectiveness
90%
Safety Score
55%
Clinical Trials
18
Participants
60K
Comparative Safety Scale(Higher is safer)
Cyanide☠️
Meth💀
Cigarettes🚬
Chemo☢️
Alcohol🍺
Morphine💊
Antibiotics💉
Tylenol💊
Exercise🏃
Water💧
55
DangerousModerateSafe
Treatment Details
Time to Effect
Immediate stone removal
Treatment Duration
Single procedure (stent for 1-2 weeks)
Evidence Quality
HIGHConfidence Score
90%confidence in effectiveness data
Health Economics
Annual Cost of Care
Drug Cost:$0
Monitoring:$1,500
Side Effect Mgmt:$800
Total Annual:$7,000
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Rating
GOODICER
$90,000/QALY
QALYs Gained
0.6
Outcome-Based Costs
Cost per Responder
$7,778
Cost per Remission
$8,235
Comparison vs Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Cost Difference
+$2,000/year
More expensive
QALY Difference
+0.20 QALYs
Better outcomes
Dominance
No dominance
Ureteroscopy (URS) Outcomes
for Kidney Stones
Efficacy Outcomes
Overall Effectiveness
+90%
Response Rate
+90%
Remission Rate
+85%
Common Side Effects
Post-operative pain
+40%
Hematuria
+30%
Ureteral stent symptoms
+60%
Ureteral injury/perforation
+3%
Infection
+3%
Active Clinical Trials
7 active trials recruiting for Ureteroscopy (URS) in Kidney Stones
Surgical Outcomes and Costs in Using the Shenzhen HugeMed 6.3 French Flexible Ureteroscope
NCT07296835NOT YET RECRUITINGNA
75 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Kansas City, United States
Started: Dec 1, 2025
Stone Clearance With Aspiration vs Other Technologies: a Real-world Evidence Study
NCT07155005NOT YET RECRUITING
1K participants
OBSERVATIONAL
Started: Sep 1, 2025
Trial of Ureteroscopy vs Steerable Continuous Flow Aspiration Technology
NCT07101809NOT YET RECRUITINGNA
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Started: Sep 1, 2025
F-URS and Mini PCNL for Pediatric Urolithiasis
NCT06571617NOT YET RECRUITINGNA
160 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Al Mansurah, Egypt
Started: Sep 10, 2024
Comparing Efficiency and Stone-Free Rates Mini PCNL vs Flex URS
NCT07072598NOT YET RECRUITINGNA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Chicago, United States
Started: Dec 1, 2025
Prospective Evaluation of the LithoVue Elite Ureteroscope
NCT04900688RECRUITINGNA
150 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Vancouver, Canada +5 more
Started: Jan 16, 2023
Outcomes of Using FANS With FURS in TTT of Lower Calyceal Stones.
NCT07238803RECRUITINGNA
33 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Zagazig, Egypt
Started: Dec 1, 2024
Completed Clinical Trials
10 completed trials for Ureteroscopy (URS) in Kidney Stones
Flexible Ureteroscopy With Tip-bendable Suction Ureteral Access Sheath Versus Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of 2-3cm Renal Stones
NCT06526390COMPLETEDNA
720 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Guangzhou, China
Started: Aug 21, 2024
Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network
NCT04285658COMPLETED
1.29K participants
OBSERVATIONAL
Birmingham, United States +30 more
Started: Apr 2, 2020
Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Renal Stones in Pediatrics: A Prospective Analysis of Feasibility and Outcomes.
NCT07089394COMPLETEDNA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Cairo, Egypt
Started: Jan 1, 2023
Quality of Life in Kidney Stone Patients Undergoing Surgery
NCT02625051COMPLETEDNA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
San Francisco, United States
Started: Jul 1, 2016
Evaluation of Pain Before and After Removal of Non-obstructive Kidney Stones
NCT03657667COMPLETEDNA
43 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Davis, United States +8 more
Started: Aug 28, 2018
Flexible Ureteroscopy Versus Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of Renal Stones
NCT03932370COMPLETED
118 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
Asyut, Egypt
Started: May 27, 2019
Management of Lower Pole Renal Hard Stones ≤2 cm
NCT06120257COMPLETEDNA
414 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt
Started: Mar 1, 2022
A Comparison of Ureteroscopic Treatment of Nephrolithiasis With and Without Moses Technology
NCT04505956COMPLETEDNA
171 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Phoenix, United States +5 more
Started: Jan 13, 2021
Evaluation of Renal Oxygenation by NIRS in Pediatric Endourologic Stone Surgery
NCT06110247COMPLETED
136 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Started: Nov 3, 2023
Flexible Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Vs Retrograde Intra-renal Surgery
NCT06249100COMPLETEDPHASE2, PHASE3
130 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
Cairo, Egypt
Started: Jan 1, 2024