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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2023

A meta-analysis: retrograde intrarenal surgery vs. percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children.

Yi Yuan, Yan-Nei Liang, Kai-Feng Li, Yi-Ru Ho, Qian-Long Wu, Zhang Zhao

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06860113 (Evaluation of the T-tilted Position in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Using Flexible and Navigable Suction Access Sheath.), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06860113 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the T-tilted Position in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Using Flexible and Navigable Suction Access Sheath.

TypeinterventionalSponsorAin Shams UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled160ConditionsStone, KidneyArmsT-tilting of the patient during surgery, standard lithotomy position
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Pediatric retrograde intrarenal surgery: does age matter?Pediatric surgery international · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi YuanDepartment of Pediatric Urology Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China.
Yan-Nei LiangDepartment of Pediatric Urology Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China.
Kai-Feng LiDepartment of Pediatric Urology Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China.
Yi-Ru HoDepartment of Pediatric Urology Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China.
Qian-Long WuDepartment of Pediatric Urology Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Guangzhou, China.
Zhang ZhaoDepartment of Urology Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Backgrounds: The increasing prevalence of pediatric kidney stones worldwide makes minimally invasive lithotripsy like retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) more prevalent. However, their safety and efficacy are controversial. Consequently, a meta-analysis of the comparison between RIRS and PCNL is conducted. Methods: Clinical trials were selected from PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. The data extraction and study quality assessment were performed by two individuals independently. The data relating to therapeutic effects were extracted and analyzed by Review manager 5.4. Results: Thirteen studies involving 1,019 patients were included. The micro-PCNL excelled in stone-free rate ( Conclusions: Compared with RIRS, micro-PCNL could be a better therapeutic option for kidney stones in children. Of note, more parameters should be analyzed to illustrate the efficacy of different minimally invasive surgeries for pediatric kidney stones due to poor cases in our study. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#recordDetails, PROSPERO CRD42022323611.

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childkidney calculimeta-analysisnephrolithotomypercutaneousretrograde intrarenal surgery

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