The use of flexible ureteroscopy is required to improve stone-free rates in ureteroscopy for proximal ureteral stones
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The main target in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones (PUS) is to provide a high stone-free rate (SFR) with low morbidity. In this study, we aimed evaluate need for flexible ureteroscopy (URS) by retrospectively examining one surgeon’s two-year experience URS PUS center where ureteroscope and holmium laser lithotriptor are available.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archive of urological research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2692-4706']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17352/aur.000028