Open AccessIs retrograde intrarenal surgery the game changer in the management of upper tract calculi? A single-center single-surgeon experience of 131 cases
Author(s) -
Kandarp Priyakant Parikh,
Ravi Jain,
Aditya Parikh Kandarp
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_118_17
Subject(s) - medicine , single center , surgery , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , ureter , complication , nephrostomy , calyx , percutaneous , anatomy
Success of any modality for stone disease needs to be evaluated in terms of Stone Free Rates (SFR), auxiliary procedures needed; complications and follow up. SFR in RIRS is subject to parameters like stone burden, location, number, hardness, composition; calyceal and ureter anatomy; use of ureteric access sheath (UAS); surgeon experience etc.