Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery versus Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of Renal Stones &gt;2 cm: A Meta-Analysis

Zheng, Changjian; Xiong, Bo; Wang, Hongzhi; Luo, Jun; Zhang, Chenggou; Wei, Wei; Wang, Yarong

doi:10.1159/000363509

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Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery versus Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of Renal Stones >2 cm: A Meta-Analysis

Published in Urologia Internationalis • Jan 1, 2014

Authors:

Changjian Zheng

Bo Xiong

Hongzhi Wang

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for the treatment of renal calculi >2 cm. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database about RIRS and...

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Medicine

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Confidence interval

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