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ArticleClinical kidney journal2023

The effect of standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy, miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery on biomarkers of renal injury: a randomized clinical trial.

Dimitrios Memmos, Pantelis Sarafidis, Maria Eleni Alexandrou, Marieta Theodorakopoulou, Anastasios Anastasiadis, Ioannis Mykoniatis, Georgios Dimitriadis, Dimitrios Hatzichristou

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Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Dimitrios Memmos1st Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4408-7369
Pantelis SarafidisDepartment of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-4018
Maria Eleni AlexandrouDepartment of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Marieta TheodorakopoulouDepartment of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6216-9635
Anastasios Anastasiadis1st Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ioannis Mykoniatis1st Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Georgios Dimitriadis1st Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitrios Hatzichristou1st Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Abstract

Background: Observational studies on the association of endourological procedures with renal parenchymal damage are lacking. This randomized trial examined the effect of standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (sPCNL) in comparison with miniaturized-PCNL (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for nephrolithiasis treatment on novel biomarkers of renal injury. Methods: Seventy-five patients were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive sPCNL, mini-PCNL and RIRS for nephrolithiasis. The ratios of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) normalized for urinary creatinine (Cr) were calculated from urine samples collected at baseline (2-h preoperatively) and at 2-, 6-, 24- and 48-h postoperatively. Two-way mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measurements was used to evaluate the effects of type of procedure and time on studied biomarkers. Results: Between baseline and 2-h postoperatively, no significant differences were observed in NGAL/Cr changes between sPCNL [median (interquartile range) 9.46 (4.82-14.9)], mini-PCNL [12.78 (1.69-25.24)] and RIRS [6.42 (2.61-23.90)] ( Conclusions: The endourological procedures under study are associated with similar patterns of early tubular injury, detected by novel biomarkers, which is largely reduced within 48 h and no changes in glomerular function.

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AKIendourologynephrolithiasisPCNLrenal function

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PMCPMC10616431

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