Intrarenal Surgery vs Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Management of Lower Pole Stones Greater than 2 cm

Purpose To compare the efficacy of RIRS and PNL in lower pole stones ≥2 cm. Materials and and Methods: A total of 109 patients who underwent PNL or RIRS for solitary lower pole stone between April 2009 and December 2012, were retrospectively analyzed. Lower pole stone was diagnosed with CT scan. Sto...

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Main Authors: Hakan Koyuncu, Faruk Yencilek, Mehmet Kalkan, Yavuz Bastug, Esin Yencilek, Ahmet Tunc Ozdemir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2015-04-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382015000200245&lng=en&tlng=en