Stone-free rate after semirigid ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy versus laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for upper ureteral calculi: a multicenter study

Abstract Background Different treatment options were used to treat upper ureteral calculi. The aim of our study is to compare the stone-free rate and postoperative outcomes between semirigid ureteroscope with holmium laser lithotripsy and laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for the management of large sol...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Issam Ali, Ali M. Abdel-Karim, Ahmed A. Abd El Latif, Amr Eldakhakhny, Ehab M. Galal, Ahmed Z. Anwar, Mamdouh M. El-Hawy, Tarek K. H. Fathelbab, Mohamed S. Elbadry, Mostafa S. Elsharkawy, Ehab R. Tawfiek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:African Journal of Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-019-0003-4