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2018

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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Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy with Ureter Catheter: A Safe and Effective form of mPCNL Offers Better Quality of Life

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Yucong Zhang 1, Chao Wei 1, Gaurab Pokhrel 1, Xiaming Liu 1, Wei Ouyang 1, Jiahua Gan 1, Beichen Ding 1, Zhuo Liu 1, Ejun Peng 1, Zhiqiang Chen 2 Urol Int. 2019;102(2):160-166. Abstract Objective: To compare outcomes and postoperative quality of life (QoL) among patients with kidney stone who...
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Perioperative application of dexmedetomidine for postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy lithotripsy: results of a randomised controlled trial

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Yingqing Deng # 1 2, Fang Tan # 1 2, Xiaoliang Gan 3, Xiaoyun Li 1, Mian Ge 1, Chulian Gong 1, Ziqing Hei 1, Qianqian Zhu # 1 2, Shaoli Zhou # 1 BMJ Open. 2018 Nov 3;8(11):e019008. Abstract Objective: Our previous retrospective study demonstrated that perioperative dexmedetomidine (Dex) administration was associated with low...
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A Randomized Trial Comparing The Learning Curve of 3 Endoscopic Enucleation Techniques (HoLEP, ThuFLEP, and MEP) for BPH Using Mentoring Approach-Initial Results

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Dmitry Enikeev 1, Petr Glybochko 2, Leonid Rapoport 2, Jeffrey Gahan 2, Magomed Gazimiev 2, Leonid Spivak 2, Mikhail Enikeev 2, Mark Taratkin 2 Urology. 2018 Nov;121:51-57. Abstract Objective: To assess the differences in the learning curve associated with different techniques of endoscopic enucleation of the...
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