Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in Children with Kidney Stones: Single Surgeon Experience

ÇETİN S., Tokat E., ALISHOV S., TAN M. Ö., GÜROCAK Ö. S.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.33, no.2, pp.125-128, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.12996/gmj.2022.30
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-128
  • Keywords: Paediatric urology, endourology, urinary stone disease, retrograde intrarenal surgery, MINI-PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY, URETERAL ACCESS SHEATH, RENAL STONES, URETEROSCOPY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: In the recent years, there has been a significant rise in paediatric stone disease population, hence with the advancement of technology, new minimally invasive treatment methods have been developed like percutaneous nephrolithotomy, retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL) and laparoscopic stone surgeries.