Comparison of retrograde ureterorenoscopy (URS) and percutaneous anterograde ureteroscopy for removal of impacted upper ureteral stones >10mm in the elderly population

ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to compare the success and complication rates of the anterograde and retrograde Ureterorenoscopy (URS) for impacted upper ureteral stones in patients > 65 years of age. Materials and Methods: Data of 146 patients >65 years of age and underwent anterograde URS (n=68...

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Published in:	International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Main Authors:	Mehmet İlker Gökce, Çağri Akpinar, Khaled Obaid, Evren Süer, Ömer Gülpinar, Yaşar Bedük
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2020-11-01
Subjects:	Ureteroscopy Nephrostomy, Percutaneous Housing for the Elderly Ureteral Obstruction
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382021000100064&tlng=en