Purpose The aim of this review is to highlight the unique factors that predispose geriatric
patients to nephrolithiasis and to compare the utility and efficacy of surgical techniques in …

Objective: To assess outcomes of ureteroscopy for treatment of stone disease in the elderly.
Ureteroscopy (URS) is an increasingly popular treatment modality for urolithiasis and its …

Introduction: The volume of surgeries including ureteroscopy (URS) performed for
urolithiasis is increasing. This includes for the elderly population. The aim of this study was …

Purpose To compare the safety and efficacy of RIRS in patients≥ 80 years to a younger
population. Methods We retrospectively compared the data from patients≥ 80 years of age …

Objectives: To investigate the efficacy and safety of ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) in
young, old-old, and oldest old patients. Materials and Methods: We enrolled 157 patients …

Objective: We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of flexible
ureteroscopy (f-URS), semirigid ureteroscopy (sr-URS), and shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) to …

Purpose To evaluate the effects of aging on the success rate of retrograde intrarenal surgery
(RIRS) and the development of medical and surgical complications by dividing geriatric …

Purpose: In this retrospective study, we aimed to comparatively evaluate the efficacy and
safety of RIRS procedure on an age-based manner in patients younger and above 65 years …

Background There has been a consistent increase in the last decades in prevalence of renal
stones in elderly. Aims To evaluate outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for …

Materials and methods We retrospectively reviewed patient data from 1750 patients who met
our inclusion criteria and received f-URS at the urology clinic of our hospital from 2012 to …