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‘Mini-PCNL’ surgery has higher stone-free rate in treating intermediate-size kidney stones, finds randomized trial
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‘Mini-PCNL’ surgery has higher stone-free rate in treating intermediate-size kidney stones, finds randomized trial

by Wolters Kluwer Health Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Urology (2023). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003397 For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another minimally invasive procedure called ureteroscopy (URS), concludes a randomized trial in the Journal of Urology. “In our clinical trial, mini-PCNL was more likely to...