Yung-Hao Liu, Hong-Jie Jhou, Meng-Han Chou, Sheng-Tang Wu, Tai-Lung Cha, Dah-Shyong Yu, Guang-Huan Sun, Po-Huang Chen, En Meng
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) adds ureteroscopic vision to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), which can be helpful when dealing with complex renal stones. Yet, there is still no consensus on the superiority of ECIRS. We aimed to critically analyze the available evidence of studies comparing efficacy, safety, bleeding risk, and efficiency of ECIRS and PCNL. METHODS: We searched for studies comparing efficacy (initial and final stone-free rate), safety (postoperative fever, overall and severe complications), efficiency (operative time and hospital stay) and bleeding risk between ECIRS and PCNL...
March 28, 2022: Journal of Personalized Medicine