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SynthesisBioMed research international2017

Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy versus Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Upper Urinary Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hongyang Jiang, Zhe Yu, Liping Chen, Tao Wang, Zhuo Liu, Jihong Liu, Shaogang Wang, Zhangqun Ye

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Research progress of percutaneous nephrolithotomy.International urology and nephrology · 2018
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  15. Miniaturisation of PCNL.Urolithiasis · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hongyang JiangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6307-2859
Zhe YuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.
Liping ChenDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5801-7791
Tao WangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2952-8397
Zhuo LiuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1137-7220
Jihong LiuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9711-2428
Shaogang WangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3206-1495
Zhangqun YeDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei 430030, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) are both alternatives for PCNL to treat renal calculi. This study is aimed at comparing the stone-free rate (SFR) and other surgery parameters of two approaches for treating upper urinary calculi. We performed this meta-analysis in September 2016 by searching studies about mini-PCNL and RIRS for treating upper urinary calculi in various databases, and RevMan v.5.3 was applied. Three randomized controlled trials and ten nonrandomized trials were included, involving a total of 1317 patients. Meta-analysis showed that mini-PCNL group led to a higher SFR [odds ratio: 1.96; 95% confidence interval: 1.46-2.64;

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FemaleHumansMaleNephrolithotomy, PercutaneousPostoperative ComplicationsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicUrinary Calculi

Identifiers

PMID28553645
PMCPMC5434463

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