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ArticleArab journal of urology2025

Effect of preoperative Silodosin on facilitating access sheath placement in retrograde intrarenal surgery. A randomized controlled studys.

Ahmed Higazy, Mohamed Samir, Ahmed AbdelGhani, A M Tawfeek, Ahmed Radwan

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Article in Arab journal of urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ahmed HigazyUrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9679-4241
Mohamed SamirUrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed AbdelGhaniUrology Department, Egyptian National Health Insurance Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
A M TawfeekUrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2534-2261
Ahmed RadwanUrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

Introduction: to evaluate the effect of preoperative Silodosin on ureteric dilatation to facilitate ureteral access sheath (UAS) placement and reduction of ureteral wall injury in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Methods: one hundred and twenty patients with renal or ureteric stones were randomly allocated into 2 equal groups. Group A represents patients who received a 7-day preoperative single dose Silodosin before RIRS while Group B represents patients who received a placebo for the same regimen. Our primary outcome was to assess the success rate of (UAS) placement. Our secondary outcomes were to evaluate the perioperative complication rate, stone-free rate, hospital stay, and cost analysis. Results: In our study, Silodosin showed a higher success rate for (UAS) insertion compared to placebo with a statistically significant difference (p-value = 0.04). Spontaneous UAS insertion in the Silodosin group was 58.3%, which was increased with active ureteric dilatation to 98.3%. Preoperative Silodosin led to less postoperative pain and analgesics requirements without impacting postoperative hospital stay or stone-free rate. There was less ureteric injury incidence in the Silodosin group compared to placebo with a statistically significant difference (p-value = 0.002). Conclusion: Preoperative Silodosin facilitates UAS insertion with a protective role against ureteric injury compared to placebo.

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flexible ureterorenoscopyretrograde intrarenal surgerySilodosinstoneureteral access sheath

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PMCPMC11963177

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