Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for the Treatment of Renal Stones in Patients With a Solitary Kidney

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in the treatment of renal stones in patients with a solitary kidney. Materials and Methods From December 2008 to March 2012, 24 patients with a solitary kidney who were treated with RIRS for renal stones were inclu...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2013-08, Vol.82 (2), p.290-294
Main Authors: Atis, Gokhan, Gurbuz, Cenk, Arikan, Ozgur, Kilic, Mert, Pelit, Sabri, Canakci, Cengiz, Gungor, Samet, Caskurlu, Turhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Creatinine - blood
Female
Humans
Kidney Calculi - surgery
Kidney Calculi - therapy
Kidneys
Lithotripsy, Laser - adverse effects
Male
Malformations of the urinary system
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Operative Time
Retrospective Studies
Stents
Treatment Outcome
Ureteroscopy - adverse effects
Ureteroscopy - methods
Urinary lithiasis
Urology
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in the treatment of renal stones in patients with a solitary kidney. Materials and Methods From December 2008 to March 2012, 24 patients with a solitary kidney who were treated with RIRS for renal stones were included in the study. All patients were preoperatively evaluated with urine culture, serum biochemistry, urinary ultrasonography, noncontrast computed tomography or intravenous urography, or both. The procedure was considered as successful in patients with complete stone disappearance or fragments 
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2013.04.013