Relocation of lower pole renal stones helps improve the stone-free rate during flexible ureteroscopy with a low complication rate.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the efficacy and safety of relocating the lower pole stones to a favorable pole during flexible ureteroscopy with in situ lithotripsy for the treatment of 10-20 mm lower pole stone (LPS).

Methods

This study was a prospective analysis of patient outcomes who underwent an FURS procedure for the treatment of 10-20 mm lower pole renal stones from January 2020 to November 2022. The patients were randomized into a relocation group or in situ group. The LPSs were relocated into a calyx, during lithotripsy in the relocation group was performed, whereas the in situ group underwent FURS without relocation. All the procedures were performed by the same surgeon. The patients' demographic data, stone characteristics, perioperative parameters and outcomes, stone-free

SUBMITTER: Huang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature