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Comparative study of ultrasound-guided paravertebral block versus intravenous tramadol for postoperative pain control in percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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Zehra Hatipoglu 1, Ersel Gulec 2, Mediha Turktan 2, Volkan Izol 3, Atilla Arıdogan 3, Yasemin Gunes 2, Dilek Ozcengiz 2 BMC Anesthesiol. 2018 Feb 17;18(1):24. Abstract Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for renal calculi, and nephrostomy tubes lead...
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Is mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy a safe alternative to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in pediatric age group in borderline stones? a randomized prospective study

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Ahmed Farouk 1, Ahmed Tawfick 2, Mohamed Shoeb 1, Mahmoud A Mahmoud 1, Diaa Eldin Mostafa 1, Mohamed Hasan 1, Hany M Abdalla 1 World J Urol. 2018 Jul;36(7):1139-1147. Abstract Purpose: The extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) remains the most common first line of treatment...
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Tubeless versus standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Akbar Nouralizadeh 1, Nasser Simforoosh 1, Hamidreza Shemshaki 1, Mohammad H Soltani 1, Mehdi Sotoudeh 1, Mehdi H Ramezani 1, Maryam Nikravesh 1, Alireza Golshan 1, Anahita Ansari 1 Urologia. 2018 Feb;85(1):3-9. Abstract Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the post-operative outcomes between tubeless...
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