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Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of Bilateral Synchronous Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Bilateral Stone Disease: Evidence from a Systematic Review

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Patrick Jones 1, Blessing Dhliwayo 1, Bhavan Prasad Rai 2, Moeketsi Mokete 1, Ramachandran Amitharaj 3, Omar M Aboumarzouk 4, Bhaskar K Somani 5 J Endourol. 2017 Apr;31(4):334-340. Abstract Introduction: With the evolution of endourologic technology, bilateral synchronous percutaneous nephrolithotomy (BS-PCNL) has emerged as...
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Comparison of Success Rate in Complete Supine Versus Semi Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: (The first pilot study in randomized clinical trial)

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Siavash Falahatkar 1, Ali Ghasemi 1, Keivan Gholamjani Moghaddam 1, Samaneh Esmaeili 2, Ehsan Kazemnezhad 1, Seyed Naser Seyed Esmaeili 1, Reza Motiee 1 Urol J. 2017 Mar 16;14(2):3000-3007. Abstract Purpose: To compare outcomes and complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the complete supine...
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Rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy for large proximal ureteral stones: A meta-analysis

By PCNL, Semi-rigid Ureterosopy, SMPCNL, Ureteroscopy No Comments
Qing Wang 1, Jiachao Guo 2, Henglong Hu 1, Yuchao Lu 1, Jiaqiao Zhang 1, Baolong Qin 1, Yufeng Wang 1, Zongbiao Zhang 1, Shaogang Wang 1 PLoS One. 2017 Feb 9;12(2):e0171478. Abstract Object: To compare the safety and efficacy of rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy (rigid URSL) and percutaneous...
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Tract Sizes in Miniaturized Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Systematic Review from the European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guidelines Panel

By ECIRS, Mini PCNL, PCNL, SMPCNL No Comments
Yasir Ruhayel 1, Abdulkadir Tepeler 2, Saeed Dabestani 1, Steven MacLennan 3, Aleš Petřík 4, Kemal Sarica 5, Christian Seitz 6, Andreas Skolarikos 7, Michael Straub 8, Christian Türk 9, Yuhong Yuan 10, Thomas Knoll 11 Eur Urol. 2017 Aug;72(2):220-235. Abstract Context: Miniaturized instruments for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), utilizing tracts sized ≤22 Fr, have...
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