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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.