LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLITHOTOMY; AN EQUALLY EFFECTIVE AND A SENSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGE URETERAL STONES IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVITY AND COST

GÜNSEREN, KADİR; DEMİR, Aslan; ÇİÇEK, MEHMET; YAVAŞCAOĞLU, İSMET; KILIÇARSLAN, HAKAN

doi:10.37554/en-20201213-3423-7

LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLITHOTOMY; AN EQUALLY EFFECTIVE AND A SENSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGE URETERAL STONES IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVITY AND COST

GÜNSEREN K. Ö., DEMİR A., ÇİÇEK M. Ç., YAVAŞCAOĞLU İ., KILIÇARSLAN H.

ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA, vol.74, no.6, pp.592-598, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 74 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.37554/en-20201213-3423-7
Journal Name: ARCHIVOS ESPANOLES DE UROLOGIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, DIALNET
Page Numbers: pp.592-598
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to understand whether laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (LU) is a good alternative to flexible ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy (FURS) by comparing these techniques concerning cost-effectiveness.