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Which Should be Preferred for Moderate-Size Kidney Stones? Ultramini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy or Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery?

By Mini PCNL, RIRS/fURS No Comments
Arif Demirbas 1, Berkan Resorlu 1, Mehmet Melih Sunay 1, Tolga Karakan 1, Mehmet Ali Karagöz 1, Omer Gokhan Doluoglu 1 J Endourol. 2016 Dec;30(12):1285-1289. Abstract Purpose: Comparison of effectiveness and safety of ultramini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (UMPNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)...
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Semi-Rigid Ureteroscopy for Proximal Ureteral Stones: Does Adjunctive Tamsulosin Therapy Increase the Chance of Success?

By RIRS/fURS, Semi-rigid Ureterosopy, Ureteroscopy No Comments
Abul-Fotouh Ahmed 1, Aref Maarouf, Essam Shalaby, Saad Alshahrani, Mohamed El-Feky, Sabri Khaled, Abdullah Daoud, Ahmed Soliman, Esam Desoky, Hisham El-Helaly Urol Int. 2017;98(4):411-417. Abstract Objectives: To assess the efficacy of adjunctive tamsulosin therapy in improving the success rate of laser-assisted...
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Does a retropulsion prevention device equalize the surgical success of Ho:YAG laser and pneumatic lithotripters for upper ureteral stones? A prospective randomized study

By Semi-rigid Ureterosopy No Comments
Sahin Bagbanci 1, Mumtaz Dadali 2, Yeliz Dadalı 3, Levent Emir 2, Ozkan Gorgulu 4, Ayhan Karabulut 2 Urolithiasis. 2017 Oct;45(5):473-479. Abstract To establish if a retropulsion prevention device for ureteral stones equalizes surgical success and push-back rates of Ho:YAG laser...
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