Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the current gold standard for the treatment of large
and complex renal stone disease. It is a complex procedure that requires skill and …

Introduction: Several different modalities are available for ureteral stone fragmentation. From
them pneumatic and holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) lithotripsy have …

Purpose Endoscope-assisted surgery has widely been adopted as a basic surgical
procedure, with various training systems using virtual reality developed for this procedure. In …

Objective To compare the predictive performance of five previously described scoring
systems (ie, STONE, Guy's, Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society (CROES) …

Methods: A comprehensive search of the electronic databases including Medline, Embase,
Scopus and Web of Science was conducted up to July 2019. Diagnostic accuracy studies in …

Purpose To investigate the spontaneous clearance rates of remnant particles following
miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery …

Objectives The Seoul National University Renal Stone Complexity (S-ReSC) scoring system
was developed to predict the stone-free rate (SFR) after single-tract percutaneous …

The development of miniaturized nephroscopes which allow one-stage stone clearance with
minimal morbidity has brought the role of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in stone …

This study aimed to demonstrate the role of Zea mays or corn silk (CS) in the treatment of
kidney stones after its proven effectiveness in folk medicine. Twenty-four rats were divided …

Background Today, the attention of researchers has been drawn to the use of medicinal
plant for the treatment of kidney stones. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of …