Comparison of ureteroscopy (URS) complementary treatment after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy failure with primary URS lithotripsy with holmium laser treatment for proximal ureteral stones larger than10mm

Abstract Background To compare ureteroscopy (URS) complementary treatment following extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) failure with primary URS lithotripsy for proximal ureteral stones > 10 mm, and try to find out acceptable number of SWL sessions followed by safe URS. Methods This was a...

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Main Authors: Feng Yao, XiaoLiang Jiang, Bin Xie, Ning Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-021-00892-7