Impact of pelvicalyceal anatomical variation on surgical outcomes of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery.
Kengo KawaseShuzo HamamotoKazumi TaguchiTakaaki InoueShinsuke OkadaTeruaki SuginoMasahiko IsogaiKoei ToriiTakahiro YanaseTomoki OkadaTatsuya HattoriRyosuke ChayaAtsushi OkadaTakahiro Yasuinull nullPublished in: BJUI compass (2022)
We first revealed that the anatomic properties of PCS play a role in both upper calyceal stone formation and in the success of the ECIRS procedure. Because the SF rate in Type II PCS was significantly lower than that in Type I PCS, additional percutaneous nephrolithotomy tracts might be required, even for ECIRS.