ReviewCurrent urology2023
Miniaturizing the approach to upper tract renal calculi: Is smaller always better? A narrative review.
Review in Current urology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety of 6.3 Fr Versus 7.5 Fr Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopes for Upper Urinary Tract Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of external physical vibration lithecbole combined with tamsulosin in upper ureteric stones after ESWL: a prospective randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Analysis of factors associated with postoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients with urine culture-positive stone lithotripsy.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Newer modalities for treating upper tract urinary stones focus on maintaining and improving outcomes, reducing complications, and optimizing patient care. This narrative review aims to outline novel miniaturized endourological innovations for managing upper tract calculi.
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