SynthesisWorld journal of urology2020
Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery for the treatment of 10-20 mm lower pole renal stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Retrograde intrarenal surgery versus miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal calculi: a grade-assessed meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with trial sequential analysis.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
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- Evaluation of the predictive accuracy of scoring systems for retrograde intrarenal surgery in a pediatric population.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Clinical exploration of flexible ureteroscopy combined with holmium laser and intraoperative ultrasound localization for the treatment of stones in non-communicating calyceal diverticula: a single case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison Between RIRS and Mini-PCNL in the Treatment of Kidney Stones Exceeding 15 mm: Outcome Evaluation and Cost Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- A randomized comparative study of flexible ureterorenoscopy versus mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of renal stones 2 cm or less.Current urology · 2024Article
- The Prime Time for Flexible Ureteroscopy for Large Renal Stones Is Coming: Is Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy No Longer Needed?Urology research & practice · 2023Article
- Efficacy and safety of surgical treatment for 1-2 cm sized lower pole of renal stone: network meta-analysis of randomized control trials.Urolithiasis · 2023Article
- Comparison of stone-free rate between percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Article
- Mini-track, mini-nephroscopy, mini-ultrasonic probe percutaneous nephrolithotomy and its initial clinical application.BMC urology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of mini-PCNL and RIRS for renal stones 1-2 cm in an economically challenged setting: A prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Is There Still a Place for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Current Times?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Safety and Efficacy of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy Surgery: Results of Our Large Patient Series.Cureus · 2022Article
- Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy With an Endoscopic Surgical Monitoring System for the Management of Renal Stones: A Retrospective Evaluation.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Can mini PCNL achieve the same results as RIRS? The initial single center experience.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- A clinical experience of thulium fibre laser in miniperc to dust with suction: a new horizon.World journal of urology · 2021Article
- Editorial Comment: Management of large renal stones with super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy: an international multicentre comparative study.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Will the advances in retrograde intrarenal surgery extinguish percutaneous nephrolithotomy for stones larger than 2 cm?International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Application of Micro-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (Micro-PCNL) combined with FURL in 1-2 cm symptomatic, refractory lower calyceal stones.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the efficacy and safety of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) versus retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for treatment of 10-20 mm lower pole renal stones.
methodsA comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science was conducted to identify all studies comparing mini-PCNL and RIRS for 10-20 mm lower pole renal stones before March 2019. Article selection proceeded according to the search strategy based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The meta-analysis was performed with the R program version 3.5.1.
resultsA total of five studies were included (two randomized controlled trials and three case-controlled trials) with a total of 587 patients included. The success rate was significantly higher in the mini-PCNL group (OR 1.67; 95% CI p = 0.05). Operative and fluoroscopy times were similar for both groups (MD 2.45; 95% CI p = 0.87 and MD 2.11; 95% CI p = 0.09, respectively). Concerning the hospital stay and overall complication rates, there were no differences between the two procedures (MD 41.94; 95% CI p = 0.18 and OR 1.76; 95% CI p = 0.11).
conclusionOur analysis showed that both procedures are safe for treatment of 10-20 mm lower pole renal stones with similar complication rates, operative times, fluoroscopy times and length of hospital stay, but mini-PCNL was significantly superior in effectiveness with a higher success rate. Based on these results, mini-PCNL may be included in the guidelines as a safe and effective alternative treatment for 10-20 mm lower pole stones.
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