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Editorial Comment to Trans‐tract electrocoagulation can decrease the need for postoperative nephrostomy tube after endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery.
Document Type
Article
Source
International Journal of Urology. Dec2019, Vol. 26 Issue 12, p1148-1148. 1p.
Subject
*NEPHROSTOMY
*ELECTROCOAGULATION (Medicine)
*SURGERY
*PERCUTANEOUS nephrolithotomy
Language
ISSN
0919-8172
Abstract
Editorial Comment to Trans-tract electrocoagulation can decrease the need for postoperative nephrostomy tube after endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery The article by Takeda I et al i . is a retrospective study from a high-volume center, which assesses the efficacy and safety of trans-tract electrocoagulation (TTEC) at the end of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS).[1] The authors compared 225 patients with TTEC (from June 2013 to March 2018) and 72 patients without TTEC (from May 2010 to June 2013). In staghorn calculi patients, a retrograde endoscopy can assist in the removal of stones that are difficult to approach by single-tract PCNL, so then a high stone-free rate for a single session procedure and avoiding multiple percutaneous access can be achieved, contributing to shortening hospitalization. [Extracted from the article]