The development of tailored treatment plans for stone removal is essential for treatment success. A literature search was conducted on PubMed using the Keyword "complex renal calculi" along with "percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)," "retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)," "endoscopic combined ...
15Therefore ultrasound results only in incomplete staging and subsequent surgical planning for the removal of a presumed noncancerous kidney. In this series, only 4 cases (28.6%) were suspected of having
Stone-free status was determined by non-contrast CTUT 3 weeks after FURL and before stent removal. We defined stone clearance as fragments <2 mm on CTUT which was performed for all patient postoperatively before stent removal under local anesthesia [Citation11]. In case of significant ...
We found a high stone-free rate with minimal complications.Keywords Kidney calculi Flexible ureteroscopy Lithotripsy Laser Retrograde intrarenal surgery Suction Vacuum 1. Introduction Despite continued advances in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), recent real-world data for 6669 patients in the FLEXOR ...
The primary endpoint was success of stone removal measured 1 month postoperatively and the secondary endpoints were intraoperative and postoperative parameters and complications. Results Fifteen patients needed auxiliary ESWL after URSL, and 3 patients after MPCNL, but none after RPLU. The stone ...