ReviewCurrent urology reports2018
Asymptomatic Renal Stones-to Treat or Not to Treat.
Review in Current urology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Relocation of lower pole renal stones helps improve the stone-free rate during flexible ureteroscopy with a low complication rate.World journal of urology · 2024Trial
- Ten tips on the work-up and management of CKD patients with nephrolithiasis.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- Risk Factors of Asymptomatic Kidney Stone Passage in Adults with Recurrent Kidney Stones.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2024Article
- Urologists' opinion on treating asymptomatic stones: Would we treat ourselves as we treat our patients? Survey from European Association of Urology, Young Academic Urologists, Endourology and Urolithiasis working party.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Urolithiasis in Germany: Trends from the National DRG Database.Urologia internationalis · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThere are no current guidelines on the optimal management of asymptomatic renal stones. This review summarizes the current literature, focusing on more recent studies that have been done to grow the body of evidence on this topic. RECENT
findingsRecent studies have found that stone size is a significant predictor of need for future surgical intervention, with > 7 mm for pediatric population and > 4 mm for residual fragments after both PNL and ureteroscopy (URS). The role of URS has been better defined with a recent RCT concluding that URS and SWL had comparable outcomes for an asymptomatic lower pole stone < 1 cm. The treatment decision for asymptomatic renal stones should take into consideration a variety of relevant patient and stone factors; however, ultimately, a shared decision-making approach should be used. In the properly counseled patient, active surveillance or prophylactic surgical intervention may be appropriate.
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