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Trial reportWorld journal of urology2022

WiScope® single use digital flexible ureteroscope versus reusable flexible ureteroscope for management of renal stones: a prospective randomized study.

Ahmed I Ali, Amr Eldakhakhny, Abdelsalam Abdelfadel, Mahmoud F Rohiem, Mohamed Elbadry, Ali Hassan

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in World journal of urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed I AliDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Minia University Hospital, Minia, 61111, Egypt. ahmed_issam79@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5073-7444
Amr EldakhakhnyDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Benha University Hospital, Benha, 61111, Egypt.
Abdelsalam AbdelfadelDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Minia University Hospital, Minia, 61111, Egypt.
Mahmoud F RohiemDepartment of Urology, Port Said University Hospital, Port Said, 6459, Egypt.
Mohamed ElbadryDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Minia University Hospital, Minia, 61111, Egypt.
Ali HassanDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Minia University Hospital, Minia, 61111, Egypt.
Minia University Hospital · EGBenha University · EGPort Said University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare the clinical performance and surgical outcomes of the new digital single use flexible ureteroscope (WiScope PATIENT AND

methodsOur prospective study includes patients with renal stones less than 2 cm who underwent retrograde flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. Patients were randomized into two groups: group A included patients who underwent laser lithotripsy using WiScope

resultsA total of 242 patients were included in our study. There were 121 patients in the WiScope

conclusionsThe WiScope

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Kidney CalculiUreteroscopesEquipment DesignFatigueHumansProspective StudiesUreteroscopyFlexible ureteroscopeRenal stonesSingle use

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PMID35895116
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