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Study Type – Therapy (case control)Level of Evidence 3bWhat's known on the subject? and What does the study add?Recently European Association of Urology 2011 guidelines on urolithiasis recommended retrograde intrarenal surgery as the second‐line therapy for the treatment of kidney stones <10 mm in diameter.This study shows that retrograde intrarenal surgery may be an alternative therapy to percutaneous...
Objective
To compare the effectiveness and safety of standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (sPCNL) and super‐mini PCNL (SMP).
Patients and Methods
A total of 150 patients presenting with renal calculi of <2 cm were randomised to either sPCNL (Group 1) or SMP (Group 2). Randomisation was based on centralised computer‐generated numbers. Variables studied included: stone‐free rates (SFRs), operative...
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