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ArticleReviews in urology2011

Impact of stone removal on renal function: a review.

Kyle Wood, Tristan Keys, Patrick Mufarrij, Dean G Assimos

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Article in Reviews in urology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Treatment of upper urinary tract stones with flexible ureteroscopy in children.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2019
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  14. Pediatric retrograde intra-renal surgery for renal stones <2 cm in solitary kidney.Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India
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  15. Impact of retrograde flexible ureteroscopy and intracorporeal lithotripsy on kidney functional outcomes.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kyle WoodWake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC.
Tristan Keys
Patrick Mufarrij
Dean G Assimos
Wake Forest University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stone removal can improve renal function by eradicating obstruction and, in certain cases, an underlying infection. Stone-removing procedures, however, may negatively impact functional integrity. Many things may impact the latter, including the procedures used, the methods of assessing function, the time when these assessments are made, the occurrence of complications, the baseline condition of the kidney, and patient-related factors. In the majority of cases, little significant functional impairment occurs. However, there are gaps in our knowledge of this subject, including the cumulative effects of multiple procedures violating the renal parenchyma and long-term functional outcomes.

Indexed as

Kidney stonesPercutaneous nephrolithotomyRenal functionShock wave lithotripsyUreteroscopy

Identifiers

PMID21935339
PMCPMC3176557
OpenAlexW111415616

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