Flexible ureterorenoscopy versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for treatment of lower pole stones of 10–20 mm

• Published in: BJU international Vol. 110; no. 6; pp. 898 - 902
• Main Authors: El‐Nahas, Ahmed R., Ibrahim, Hamdy M., Youssef, Ramy F., Sheir, Khaled Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2012; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Female; flexible ureteroscopy; Humans; Kidney Calculi - pathology; Kidney Calculi - therapy; Lithotripsy; lower pole stones; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Retrospective Studies; Ureteroscopy - methods; Young Adult; Nephrology; extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Instrumentation therapy; Ureterorenoscopy; Ureteroscopy; Shock wave; Urology; flexible ureteroscopy; Flexible; Lithotripsy; Endoscopy; lower pole stones; Comparative study; Pole

Study Type – Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4 What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Shock wave lithotripsy and flexible ureterorenoscopy are acceptable treatment options for lower pole stones smaller than 10 mm, while percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the favoured tre...