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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Three Different Modalities of Lithotrites for Intracorporeal Lithotripsy in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

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Nadya E York 1, Michael S Borofsky 2, Ben H Chew 3, Casey A Dauw 4, Ryan F Paterson 3, John D Denstedt 5, Hassan Razvi 5, Robert B Nadler 6, Mitchell R Humphreys 7, Glenn M Preminger 8, Stephen Y Nakada 9, Amy E Krambeck 1 10, Nicole L Miller 11, Colin Terry 12, Lori D Rawlings 1, James E...
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Renal access in PNL under sonographic guidance: Do we really need to insert an open end ureteral catheter in dilated renal systems? A prospective randomized study

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Bilal Eryildirim 1, Murat Tuncer, Emre Camur, Fatih Ustun, Fatih Tarhan, Kemal Sarica Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2017 Oct 3;89(3):226-231. Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the true necessity of open end ureteral catheter insertion in patients with moderate...
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Role of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Techniques-Micro and Ultra-Mini PCNL ( <15F) in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review

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Patrick Jones 1, Grace Bennett 1, Omar M Aboumarzouk 2, Stephen Griffin 3, Bhaskar K Somani 3 J Endourol. 2017 Sep;31(9):816-824. Abstract Introduction: Management of pediatric stone disease is challenging, with standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) having a good stone-free rate...
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of URSL, RPLU, and MPCNL for treatment of large upper impacted ureteral stones: a randomized controlled trial

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Yunyan Wang 1, Bing Zhong 1, Xiaosong Yang 1, Gongcheng Wang 1, Peijin Hou 1, Junsong Meng 2 BMC Urol. 2017 Jun 29;17(1):50. Abstract Background: There are three minimally invasive methods for the management of large upper impacted ureteral stones: mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy...
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A prospective randomized comparison of micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy (Microperc) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for the management of lower pole kidney stones

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Abdulkadir Kandemir 1, Selcuk Guven 2, Mehmet Balasar 3, Mehmet Giray Sonmez 3, Hakan Taskapu 3, Recai Gurbuz 3 World J Urol. 2017 Nov;35(11):1771-1776. Abstract Objective: To make a comparison between the safety and efficacy of micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy (microperc) and retrograde intrarenal...
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