Intraoperative positioning strategies to improve stone-free outcomes during retrograde intrarenal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The effect of stone size on the success of fluoroscopy-free retrograde intrarenal surgery

Stone size is an independent predictor of surgical success and may serve as a practical preoperative criterion for patient selection when considering a fluoroscopy-free approach.

A prospective, observational study to evaluate the efficacy of the retrograde intrarenal surgery scoring system for predicting stone-free rate following retrograde intrarenal surgery

Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is widely performed for renal calculi; however, stone-free outcomes vary according to the stone burden and intrarenal anatomy. The RIRS scoring system was developed to objectively predict the stone-free rate (SFR) using preoperative computed tomography (CT) parameters. This st...

Clinical impact of stone multiplicity on outcomes of retrograde intra-renal surgery.

RIRS demonstrates comparable efficacy and safety for single and multiple renal stones, supporting its use on a viable treatment option in patients with stone multiplicity, and larger adequately powered studies are warranted to determine whether smaller between-group differences exist.

Comparison of outcomes between transperitoneal and retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.

Laser versus Mechanical Lithotripsy for Endourological Treatment of Bladder Stones: A Prospective Multicenter Analysis from the EAU-Endourology Bladder Lithiasis Assessment of Surgical Treatment (BLAST) registry

Comparative evaluation of retrograde intrarenal surgery versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy for 1-2 cm renal calculi: a retrospective comparative study

Background: Renal calculi measuring 1-2 cm presents a therapeutic dilemma between retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). The present study aimed to compare clinical outcomes, complications and stone clearance rates between these two modalities. Methods: This retrospective comparat...