What is the stone-free rate following flexible ureteroscopy for kidney stones?

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Who cites it

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

1. To Dust or Not To Dust: a Systematic Review of Ureteroscopic Laser Lithotripsy Techniques.Current urology reports · 2017
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2. Postoperative urinary stone analysis-influence of the hydrogel retrieval method on stone analysis.World journal of urology · 2025
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3. First in-vivo multicenter experience with the novel CVAC 2.0 ureteroscope with simultaneous irrigation and aspiration functionality.World journal of urology · 2025
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4. Retrograde intrarenal surgery with intelligent pressure control: experience from a primary hospital in China.BMC urology · 2025
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5. Postoperative urinary tract infections following flexible ureteroscopy: a prospective cohort study in the West bank of Palestine.BMC urology · 2025
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6. Flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones comparing non suction conventional UAS vs flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheaths in a multicenter real-world experience. Is it finally time to bury the no suction ureteral access sheath? An EAU endourology analysis.World journal of urology · 2025
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7. Comparison of tip-bendable aspiration-assisted and standard access sheaths in the treatment of lower calyceal stones.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024
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8. Comparative efficacy between retrograde intrarenal surgery with vacuum-assisted ureteral access sheath and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy for 1-2 cm infectious upper ureteral stones: a prospective, randomized controlled study.Frontiers in surgery · 2023
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9. Treatment of Complex Renal Calculi by Digital Flexible Ureterorenoscopy Combined with Single-Tract Super-Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Prone Position: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019
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10. Ureteroscopy: a population based study of clinical complications and possible risk factors for stone surgery.Central European journal of urology · 2019
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11. Retrograde intrarenal surgery and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of stones in horseshoe kidney; what are the advantages and disadvantages compared to each other?Central European journal of urology · 2019
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12. Efficacy analysis of self-help position therapy after holmium laser lithotripsy via flexible ureteroscopy.BMC urology · 2018
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13. A Prospective Case-Control Study Comparing LithoVue, a Single-Use, Flexible Disposable Ureteroscope, with Flexible, Reusable Fiber-Optic Ureteroscopes.Journal of endourology · 2017
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14. Does previous standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy impair retrograde intrarenal surgery outcomes?International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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15. Contemporary considerations in the management and treatment of lower pole stones.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  What is the stone-free rate following flexible ureteroscopy for kidney stones?2015 · Wolf, J Stuart [corrected to Wolf, J Stuart Jr]

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