Objectives: A project was initiated by the Health Care Office of the European Association of
Urology in order to formulate common recommendations and guidelines for the treatment of …

Purpose: This Guideline is intended to provide a clinical framework for the surgical
management of patients with kidney and/or ureteral stones. The summary presented herein …

Background Ureteroscopy combined with laser stone fragmentation and basketing is a
common approach for managing renal and ureteral stones. This procedure is associated …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the necessity and adverse effects of routine ureteral stent
placement after ureteroscopic lithotripsy for ureteral stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …

Background and aim Ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URL) and extracorporeal shock wave
lithotripsy (ESWL) are two widely used methods for the treatment of ureteral stones. The …

Urolithiasis is a global pathology with increasing prevalence rate. The lifetime recurrence of
urolithiasis ranges from 10–75% creating a public health crisis in affected regions. The …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the necessity for stenting after ureteroscopic lithotripsy.
We performed a systematic research of Medline, Embase, Cochrane central registration for …

OBJECTIVES: To determine, by systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized
controlled trials examining ureteral stent placement after ureteroscopy, whether the …

Objective To evaluate the outcome and the costs of stenting in uncomplicated semirigid
ureteroscopic stone removal. Materials and methods A decision tree model was created to …

Purpose We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of solifenacin versus trospium
chloride and compare each drug versus placebo regarding the relief of stent-related …