The effect of optical dilatation before retrograde intrarenal surgery on success and complications: Results of the RIRSearch group study

SANCAK E. B., Basatac C., Akgul H. M., ÇİNAR Ö., Ozman O., Yazici C. M., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.75, no.8, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijcp.14335
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim The guidelines propose optical dilatation before retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), but there are currently no evidence-based studies concerning the impact of optical dilatation with semirigid ureteroscopy (sURS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of optical dilatation through sURS prior to the RIRS procedure on the success and complications of RIRS.