[Renal lithiasis, can we predict the need for retreatment in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)?]

CONCLUSIONS: RIRS with holmium laser is still an effective technique for the treatment of renal lithiasis. The largest stone size is related with the need of retreatments, so it must be taken into consideration specially over 2 cm. In our series, for every extra millimeter in size the probability of retreatment increased 1.14 times, demonstrating the importance of size in this context. PMID: 28613205 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Archivos Espanoles de Urologia - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Arch Esp Urol Source Type: research