Volume 17, Number 3Review ArticlesOptimizing Stone-free Rates With UreteroscopyTreatment UpdateDean G AssimosThanmaya G ReddyUreteroscopy is being increasingly utilized in the treatment and management of patients with renal and ureteral stones. Improving stone-free rates with ureteroscopy decreases the need for ancillary procedures and improves patient outcomes and satisfaction. This article reviews contemporary literature regarding the efficacy of a wide range of currently available techniques for improving stone-free rates with this procedure. [Rev Urol. 2015;17(3):160-164 doi: 10.3909/riu0665] © 2015 MedReviews®, LLCUreteroscopyUpper urinary tract stonesStone-free rate