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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of shockwave lithotripsy, retrograde intrarenal surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy for lower-pole renal stones: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

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Sheng-Han Tsai 1 2, Hsiao-Jen Chung 2 3, Ping-Tao Tseng 4, Yi-Cheng Wu 5, Yu-Kang Tu 6, Chih-Wei Hsu 7, Wei-Te Lei 8 Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Mar;99(10):e19403. Abstract Background: Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and minimally invasive PCNL are currently...
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of shockwave lithotripsy, retrograde intrarenal surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy for lower-pole renal stones: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

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Sheng-Han Tsai 1 2, Hsiao-Jen Chung 2 3, Ping-Tao Tseng 4, Yi-Cheng Wu 5, Yu-Kang Tu 6, Chih-Wei Hsu 7, Wei-Te Lei 8 Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Mar;99(10):e19403. Abstract Background: Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and minimally invasive PCNL are currently...
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Tubeless supra-costal percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with significantly less hydrothorax: a prospective randomized clinical study

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Hanan Goldberg 1 2, Amihay Nevo 1, Yariv Shtabholtz 1, Marc Lubin 1, Jack Baniel 1, David Margel 1, Yaron Ehrlich 1, David Lifshitz 1 BJU Int. 2020 Feb;125(2):276-283. Abstract Objectives: To evaluate prospectively whether a tubeless (JJ stent-only) percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) might reduce the risk of...
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