YouTube: A good source for retrograde intrarenal surgery? [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate the quality of videos for retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) on YouTube (Google, LLC) from the perspective of both patients and physicians.
Senol Tonyali
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Factors associated with postoperative pain after retrograde intrarenal surgery for kidney stones
Objective: We aimed to investigate factors related to early postoperative pain after retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Material and methods: A prospective data analysis of 250 patients who underwent RIRS due to kidney stones was performed ...
Ekrem Özyuvalı +6 more
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Retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones - Part 2
Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) has become an effective and safe treatment modality in the management of urinary system stone disease. Recent developments and innovations in the flexible ureterorenoscope and auxiliary equipment have made this ...
Özcan Kılıç +2 more
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Prediction of stone-free status after single-session retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones
Objective: To determine the possible factors effecting stone-free status (SFS) after single-session retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones.
Şenol Tonyalı +4 more
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This paper investigates the characteristics of patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) to determine the predictive factors for post-operative fever and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and to construct a predictive ...
Tian Li +4 more
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Outcomes and lessons learnt from practice of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in a paediatric setting of various age groups: a global study across 8 centres. [PDF]
Lim EJ +21 more
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Percutaneous nephrostomy vs. double-J stenting for emergency decompression in recurrent ipsilateral stone-related infectious obstruction [PDF]
PurposeTo compare percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) and double-J (DJ) stenting as emergency decompression modalities in patients with recurrent ipsilateral stone-related infectious obstruction with systemic inflammatory response who subsequently underwent ...
Wei Hu +5 more
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Retrograde Intrarenal Renal Surgery versus Supine Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy in Treatment of Renal Pelvic Stones Less than 2 cm, Randomized Clinical Study [PDF]
Objective: Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is the first-line treatment for kidney stones between 1 and 2 cm and can serve as an alternative to percutaneous nephrolithotomy for larger stones in high-risk patients, including those with bleeding ...
Ahmed Hakim Abdelgawad +5 more
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The Efficacy of Sheathless Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS) in Renal Stones Management
Background Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) has been expanded and now it is a common endourologic procedure used for treating renal stones with high success rates and is considered a safe and optimal treatment modality for renal stones of ...
Hassan H. Ali, Ula M. Al-Kawaz
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Lower pole calculi larger than one centimeter: Retrograde intrarenal surgery
Controversy remains on how to treat lower pole calculi between 1 and 2 cm of size. Treatment options like shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) or percutaneous stone treatment (PCNL) are associated with poor stone-free rates or high morbidity.
Andreas J Gross, Thorsten Bach
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