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Ureteral Stones: Shockwave Lithotripsy or Ureteroscopy, Which is Best?

2021

Background Renal stone disease is common and can cause emergency presentation with acute pain due to ureteric colic. International guidelines have stated the need for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether a non-invasive outpatient (shockwave lithotripsy [SWL]) or surgical (ureteroscopy [URS]) intervention should be the first-line treatment for those needing active intervention. This has implications for shaping clinical pathways. Objective To report a pragmatic multicentre non-inferiority RCT comparing SWL with URS. Design, setting, and participants This trial tested for non-inferiority of up to two sessions of SWL compared with URS as initial treatment for ur…

Randomised controlled trialmedicine.medical_specialtyEditorial by Christian Türk Aleš Petřík and Andreas Neisius on pp. 55–56 of this issueUreteral Calculimedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryUrologyGeneral surgeryMEDLINEPlatinum Priority – Stone DiseaseTrialTherapeutic interventions for symptomatic ureteric stonesLithotripsyExtracorporeal shockwave lithotripsyUreteroscopyMedicineHumansUreteroscopybusinessUreteric stonesShockwave lithotripsyEuropean urology
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