Flexible Ureteroscopy Can Be More Efficacious in the Treatment of Proximal Ureteral Stones in Select Patients

Purpose. We aimed to compare and evaluate the outcomes and complications of two endoscopic treatment procedures, semirigid ureteroscopy (SR-URS) and flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS), in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones (PUS). Methods. SR-URS (group 1) was done on 68 patients whereas 64 patient...

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Main Authors: Erdal Alkan, Ali Sarıbacak, Ahmet Oguz Ozkanli, Mehmet Murad Basar, Oguz Acar, Mevlana Derya Balbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/416031