1969年(nian)Marshall首(shou)次(ci)報(bao)告應用(yong)9F纖(xian)維輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)軟鏡進(jin)行輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)鏡檢(jian)查(cha)(cha)并觀(guan)察到輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)結石(shi)。1970年(nian)在第(di)15屆(jie)國(guo)際泌尿(niao)外科會議上，日本的Takayasu和Aso也(ye)報(bao)告了輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)軟鏡對輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)和腎臟進(jin)行檢(jian)查(cha)(cha)，但由于當時(shi)的輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)軟鏡沒有沖水(shui)通道，窺(kui)鏡的清(qing)(qing)晰度較(jiao)差，工作(zuo)通道少且狹窄，使輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)軟鏡僅(jin)局限于輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)檢(jian)查(cha)(cha)而未能廣泛(fan)(fan)應用(yong)。1977年(nian)Goodman首(shou)次(ci)報(bao)告應用(yong)小兒膀胱(guang)鏡觀(guan)察成人的輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。1978年(nian)Lyon使用(yong)小兒膀胱(guang)鏡對一(yi)名婦女檢(jian)查(cha)(cha)時(shi)，也(ye)發現硬(ying)(ying)直的膀胱(guang)鏡能進(jin)入(ru)輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，同時(shi)清(qing)(qing)楚地觀(guan)察到輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)結石(shi)并用(yong)取石(shi)鉗將(jiang)結石(shi)取出。1979年(nian)西(xi)班牙Perez-Castro設計了第(di)一(yi)條輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)硬(ying)(ying)鏡并用(yong)此鏡檢(jian)查(cha)(cha)輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而且還治(zhi)療了部分(fen)輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)結石(shi)。此后，輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)硬(ying)(ying)鏡在世界各地廣泛(fan)(fan)應用(yong)于輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的檢(jian)查(cha)(cha)和輸(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)尿(niao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)結石(shi)的治(zhi)療。

    我(wo)國于1976年(nian)應用輸尿(niao)管(guan)軟鏡，進行輸尿(niao)管(guan)和腎盂疾病的(de)診斷(duan)，1984年(nian)開(kai)始(shi)應用輸尿(niao)管(guan)硬鏡治療輸尿(niao)管(guan)結(jie)石。現在，輸尿(niao)管(guan)鏡取(qu)(qu)石術已(yi)基本普及到地市級(ji)醫院(yuan)，有些縣級(ji)醫院(yuan)甚至衛生院(yuan)也能(neng)開(kai)展此項技術。國內有多家醫院(yuan)應用輸尿(niao)管(guan)鏡治療輸尿(niao)管(guan)結(jie)石超過千例以上，均取(qu)(qu)得了(le)較好效果。