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What are the Benefits and Harms of Ureteroscopy Compared with Shock-wave Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Upper Ureteral Stones? A Systematic Review

By ESWL, RIRS/fURS, Semi-rigid Ureterosopy, Ureteroscopy No Comments
Tamsin Drake 1, Nikolaos Grivas 2, Saeed Dabestani 3, Thomas Knoll 4, Thomas Lam 5, Steven Maclennan 6, Ales Petrik 7, Andreas Skolarikos 8, Michael Straub 9, Christian Tuerk 10, Cathy Yuhong Yuan 11, Kemal Sarica 12 Eur Urol. 2017 Nov;72(5):772-786. Abstract Context: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS), with or without...
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A randomised controlled trial evaluating renal protective effects of selenium with vitamins A, C, E, verapamil, and losartan against extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy-induced renal injury

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Ahmed R El-Nahas 1, Mohamed M Elsaadany 1, Diaa-Eldin Taha 1, Ahmed M Elshal 1, Mohamed Abo El-Ghar 2, Amani M Ismail 3, Essam A Elsawy 4, Hazem H Saleh 4, Ehab W Wafa 5, Amira Awadalla 6, Tamer S Barakat 1, Khaled Z Sheir 1 BJU Int. 2017 Jan;119(1):142-147. Abstract Objective: To evaluate...
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