Open AccessNo Wound for Stones <2 cm in Horseshoe Kidney: A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies
Author(s) -
Han Chen,
Gang Chen,
Yang Pan,
Yunxiao Zhu,
Chaoyu Xiong,
Hualin Chen,
Ziyi Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urologia internationalis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0399
pISSN - 0042-1138
DOI - 10.1159/000500328
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , urology , ureteroscopy , gastroenterology , surgery , lithotripsy , ureter
No wound to the patients is the pursuit of surgeons. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) are minimally invasive modalities for treating horseshoe kidney (HSK) stone <2 cm. We aimed to review the outcomes and complications of comparing SWL and URS in HSK stone.