ArticleWorld journal of urology2024
Can suction technology be a potential game changer that reshapes pediatric endourological interventions? Results from a scoping review.
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- Mortality from ureteroscopy for kidney stone disease: systematic review of literature from the section of EAU endourology.World journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
- Pediatric Endourology Advances.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- Vacuum-assisted versus conventional percutaneous sheaths in pediatric supine mini-PCNL: a comparative analysis.Urolithiasis · 2026Article
- Feasibility of flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath in pediatric ureteroscopy: A systematic review from the European Association of Urology Section of Endourology.Asian journal of urology · 2026Review
- Pediatric urolithiasis: expanding knowledge and refining minimally invasive management-editorial for the world journal of urology topic collection.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Size matters: not all scopes are created equal! A flow rate reality check for single-use flexible ureteroscopes.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Research progress on treating urinary system stones using ureteroscopy combined With a negative-pressure suction sheath.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Which surgical method should be used in pediatric patients with a solitary kidney and 1-2 cm kidney stones?World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Contemporary metabolic evaluation, medical and minimally invasive management of stones in children.Urolithiasis · 2025Review
- Aspiration properties of flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) and flexible ureteroscope with direct-in-scope suction (DISS): an in-vitro experimental study by EAU young academic urologists (YAU) urolithiasis and endourology working group.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo systematically review the use of suction/vacuum-assisted retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in children/adolescents with kidney stones.
methodsThe PICOS model (Patient Intervention Comparison Outcome Study type) was used to frame and answer the clinical question; P: children and adolescent men with kidney stones; I: use of suction during PCNL or RIRS; C: no suction devices or none; O: complications and stone-free rate (SFR); S: prospective and retrospective studies; case reports. The literature search was performed on 14th May 2024 using Embase, PubMed, and Scopus. Only English papers were accepted.
resultsTen articles were included. There were 9 papers on mini-PCNL and the remaining one compared mini-PCNL with RIRS. PCNL studies found excellent SFR (73-100%) with zero transfusion rate and a low rate of infectious complications (fever up to 9.6% and sepsis rate of 1%). Among these studies, there was a case report on the use of shock pulse lithotripter with complete stone clearance.
conclusionsOur review shows that there is little data on the use of suction/vacuum-assisted mini-PCNL/RIRS in kidney stone children/adolescents. However, these preliminary data demonstrated that vacuum-assisted mini-PCNL had excellent SFR with a low rate of complications.
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