During the last decades, the surgical management of kidney stones benefited of many
technological advances and one of them is the development of flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) …

Infection stones are complex aggregates of crystals amalgamated in an organic matrix that
are strictly associated with urinary tract infections. The management of patients who form …

Modern day holmium laser systems for ureteroscopy (URS) provide users with a range of
settings, namely pulse energy (PE), pulse frequency (Fr), and pulse width (PW). These …

Purpose: Nephrolithiasis is an increasingly common ailment in the United States.
Ureteroscopic management has supplanted shockwave lithotripsy as the most common …

The role of flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) in the management of nephrolithiasis has
increased due to the improved armamentarium. However, FURS still represents a …

Objectives To investigate the effect of different laser power settings on intra-renal
temperature (IRT) under different irrigation conditions during flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) in …

Purpose: We conducted a randomized, single-blind clinical trial comparing the surgical
outcomes of robotic-assisted fluoroscopic-guided (RAF group) and ultrasound-guided (US …

Background: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing stone-free
rates between retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy …

Urodynamic studies are a key component of the clinical evaluation of lower urinary tract
dysfunction and include filling cystometry, pressure-flow studies, uroflowmetry, urethral …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided (UG) versus fluoroscopy-
guided (FG) percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Methods A systematic search of …