Background and Objectives: The European Association of Urology guidelines on urolithiasis
highlight the limited evidence supporting the superiority of percutaneous nephrostomy …

The main goal of the study is to evaluate the three stone scoring systems (STONE
nephrolithometry scoring system (STONE), Guy's stone score (GSS) and Seoul National …

Purpose There is increasing interest in the use of ultrasound for endoscopic and
percutaneous procedures. Access can be achieved without radiation exposure under …

Cystinuria is a known genetic disorder. To date, two genes, SLC3A1 and SLC7A9, have
been identified as causes of cystinuria. In this study of 10 patients with cystinuria, which is …

Background and Objectives: This study evaluated and compared the surgical outcomes of
retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) lithotripsy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic …

Background and Objectives: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is still the gold-standard
treatment for large and/or complex renal stones. Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery …

Background and Objectives: Urolithiasis occurrence is uncommon in kidney transplantation
patients, though it has serious implications, including acute kidney injury in the transplanted …

Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate the success rate of ESWL and identify relevant
treatment-specific factors affecting treatment outcomes, as well as to assess the accuracy of …

Background and Objectives: We attempted to determine the optimal radiation dose to
maintain image quality using a deep learning application in a physical human phantom …

Purpose To investigate the variability in urinary stone composition analysis due to sampling
and suggest potential solutions. Materials and Methods We collected 1,135 stone fragments …