{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["81"],"submitter":["Mahmood SN"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPCNL) are viable options for the treatment of renal calculi 1-2 cm. Both have their pros and cons, but also vary in costs. We aimed to evaluate them in an economically challenged setting.<h4>Methods</h4>Two-hundred-seventy-one patients who underwent mPCNL (120) or RIRS (151) for renal calculi 1-2 cm were recruited in the study. Cases were comparatively statistically analyzed for differences in patient and stone parameters, duration of operation and hospital stay, and clinical outcomes such as stone free rate and complications. Local costs were calculated compared.<h4>Results</h4>Patient and stone parameters did not differ for both procedures. Stone free rate was slightly higher for mPCNL, and "],"journal":["Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)"],"pagination":["104235"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9486407"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Evaluation of mini-PCNL and RIRS for renal stones 1-2 cm in an economically challenged setting: A prospective cohort study."],"pmcid":["PMC9486407"],"pubmed_authors":["Abdulla BA","Bapir R","Pedro RN","Buchholz N","Ahmed CJ","Tawfeeq H","Fakhralddin SS","Mahmood SN"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Evaluation of mini-PCNL and RIRS for renal stones 1-2 cm in an economically challenged setting: A prospective cohort study.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPCNL) are viable options for the treatment of renal calculi 1-2 cm. Both have their pros and cons, but also vary in costs. We aimed to evaluate them in an economically challenged setting.<h4>Methods</h4>Two-hundred-seventy-one patients who underwent mPCNL (120) or RIRS (151) for renal calculi 1-2 cm were recruited in the study. Cases were comparatively statistically analyzed for differences in patient and stone parameters, duration of operation and hospital stay, and clinical outcomes such as stone free rate and complications. Local costs were calculated compared.<h4>Results</h4>Patient and stone parameters did not differ for both procedures. Stone free rate was slightly higher for mPCNL, and ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Sep","modification":"2025-04-19T21:41:59.466Z","creation":"2025-04-19T21:41:59.466Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9486407","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36147078"],"doi":["10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104235"]}}