Open AccessDifferent failure rates of insertion of 10/12-Fr ureteral access sheaths during retrograde intrarenal surgery in patients with and without stones
Author(s) -
Yuma Waseda,
Ryoji Takazawa,
Masaki Kobayashi,
Honoka Fuse,
Takashi Tamiya
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
investigative and clinical urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2466-054X
pISSN - 2466-0493
DOI - 10.4111/icu.20220081
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , propensity score matching , confidence interval , logistic regression , surgery , cohort , urology , retrospective cohort study
The aim of this study was to compare the failure rates of insertion of a 10/12-Fr ureteral access sheath (UAS) during retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in cases with and without stones and to analyze the risk factors for UAS insertion failure.