Zhenlang Guo, Zhichao Wang, Xiangtao Weng, Yanquan Tang, Deneng Wu, Fan Cheng, Bin Chen, Huilong Tang, Jinsheng Cui, Chiming Gu, Qianming Zou, Yuan Li, Shu Gan, Songtao Xiang, Shusheng Wang
BACKGROUND: Sotn ureteroscopy is a new lithotripsy procedure developed on the basis of ureteroscopy and includes a rigid ureteral access sheath, standard mirror, lithotripsy mirror, and Sotn perfusion aspirator. Thus, we performed a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of Sotn ureteroscopy in the treatment of renal and upper ureteral calculi. METHODS: In this study, 224 patients with renal and upper ureteral calculi were randomly divided equally into study and control groups from March 2018 to March 2022...
April 2024: Minerva urology and nephrology