{"id":7970,"date":"2025-09-15T11:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/semirigid-and-flexible-ureteroscopy-rirs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:01:33","slug":"semirigid-and-flexible-ureteroscopy-rirs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/en\/technologies\/semirigid-and-flexible-ureteroscopy-rirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Semirigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy (RIRS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7970\" class=\"elementor elementor-7970 elementor-1668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a67743 e-con-full body-content-selector e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36a67743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b9770b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76b9770b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df85174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df85174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Semirigid and Flexible Ureteroscopy (RIRS) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d6537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d6537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br>Semirigid and flexible ureteroscopy (RIRS \u2013 <em>Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery<\/em>) is a minimally invasive technique used for the treatment of urinary stones in the ureter and kidney.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910f131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910f131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The procedure involves introducing a ureteroscope, a thin and flexible instrument that allows access to the urinary tract without the need for incisions. With the aid of a Holmium laser, the stones are fragmented into tiny particles, making their elimination through urine easier. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136493d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"136493d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70613f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e70613f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a689571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a689571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/L63R30d1w1Y&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Ureteroscopia-cirurgia-itrarrenal-retrograda-ENG.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9340,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ureteroscopia-cirurgia-itrarrenal-retrograda-ENG.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764c442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"764c442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia1.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia1-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia1-768x591.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flexible ureteroscopy. Courtesy of eau <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2877d91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2877d91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fca3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c5fca3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/x-3Hk0ZzRyg&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Ureteroscopy-ENG.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9341,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ureteroscopy-ENG.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0574afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0574afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: European Association of Urology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d38444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d38444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ureteroscopia2full.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15919\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ureteroscopia2full.png 844w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ureteroscopia2full-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ureteroscopia2full-768x739.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flexible ureteroscopy. Courtesy of eau <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3545a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e3545a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia3.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia3-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b33458a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b33458a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is it used for?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724733bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"724733bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Semirigid and flexible ureteroscopy is the first-line treatment in:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8314789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8314789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ureteral stones (upper, middle, or lower) that cannot be expelled spontaneously.<\/li><li>Small to medium kidney stones (up to 2 cm) located in the renal calyces.<\/li><li>Patients in whom extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has not been effective.<\/li><li>Stones in kidneys with complex anatomy or difficult access, where other methods may not be viable.<\/li><li>Patients with recurrent stone formation, allowing repeated minimally invasive treatments without open surgery.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22341e52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22341e52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231b45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"231b45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia4.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfeba69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bfeba69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main benefits<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9fc3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9fc3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Minimally invasive procedure \u2192 Performed without incisions, accessing the<\/li><li>High success rate \u2192 Allows for stone removal in a single session in most cases.<\/li><li>Less pain and faster recovery \u2192 Most patients can resume normal activities within a few days.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4961e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4961e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia5.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ureteroscopia5-300x169.png 300w, 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