Comparison of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for treatment of stone disease in horseshoe kidney patients

GÖKCE M. İ., Tokatli Z., SÜER E., Hajiyev P., AKINCI A., Esen B.

INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL, vol.42, no.1, pp.96-100, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2015.0023
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.96-100
  • Keywords: Lithotripsy, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Fused Kidney, Therapeutics, ANOMALOUS KIDNEYS, EXPERIENCE, MANAGEMENT, CALCULI, UROLITHIASIS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: In this study it is aimed to compare the success and complication rates of SWL and RIRS in treatment of HSK stone disease.