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2018

Impact of ureteric stent removal by string on patient’s quality of life and on complications at post-ureteroscopy for urolithiasis: a controlled trial

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Takaaki Inoue 1, Shinsuke Okada 2, Shuzo Hamamoto 3, Takashi Yoshida 1, Takashi Murota 4, Tadashi Matsuda 1, SMART Study Group BJU Int. 2019 Aug;124(2):314-320. Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the impact of ureteric stent removal by string vs ureteric stent removal by cystoscope...
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Transurethral procedures in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness and complications

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Abstract Background: With the progress of surgical techniques and instruments, various minimally invasive surgical therapies were developed to treat benign prostatic hyperplasisa (BPH). However, the efficacy and safety of different transurethral...
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Reducing postoperative morbidity of mini-invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Would it help if blood vessels are left unharmed during puncture? A CONSORT-prospective randomized trial

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Congcong Xu 1, Sheng Feng 2, Caixiu Lin 3, Yichun Zheng 1 Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Nov;97(47):e13314. Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to provide a randomized controlled trial comparing single B-mode ultrasound guidance and color doppler...
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