Objective:To evaluate the effect of ureteral access sheath(UAS)use and calibration change on stone-free rate and complications of retrograde intrarenal surgery(RIRS).Methods:Data from 568 patients undergoing RIRS for ...
Occurrence of significant sized renal calculi along with ureteric pathology is not uncommon.We presented two patients:one with significant sized renal calculi along with lower ureteric stricture,and second case with s...
Objective:To evaluate the long-term stone-free rate(SFR)of retrograde intrarenal surgery(RIRS)in the treatment of lower pole renal calculi using only basket relocation and identify independent predictors of stone-free...
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the first option in renal stones>2 cm.One of the most serious complications of this procedure is postoperative bleeding[1].Various risk factors(multiple punctures,position,access size,s...
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sheathless and fluoroscopy-free flexible ureterorenoscopic laser lithotripsy(FURSL)for treating renal stones.Methods:Between May 2015 and May 2017,135 patients with ren...
Objective:To define the role of ureteroscopy for treatment of staghorn calculi.Methods:A systematic review was conducted using the Scopus and Medline databases.Original articles and systematic reviews were selected ac...
Objective:Renal collecting system macroscopically consists of minor calyx,major calyx,renal pelvis and ureter.Stone in renal collecting system is a common presentation in everyday urological practice.The prevalence of...
supported by a Travel Grant from the University Hospital Zurich and a grant from the Kurt and Senta Herrmann Foundation;supported by a EUSP scholarship from the EAU and a grant from the Belgische Vereniging voor Urologie(BVU).
During the past 3 decades,the surgical management of kidney stones has undergone many technological advances and one is the development of the flexible ureteroscopy.The development of this instrument as well as ancill...