Comparison and Evaluation of Outcomes of Ureteroscopy and Stone Laser Fragmentation in Extremes of Age Groups (≤10 Years and ≥80 Years of Age): A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of over 15 Years from 2 Tertiary European Centres.

Mriganka M SinhaAmelia PietropaoloYesica Quiroz MadarriagaErika Llorens de KnechtAnna Bujons TurStephen GriffinBhaskar Kumar Somani

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

The paediatric population had a marginally higher incidence of repeat procedure, but the overall SFR and complications were similar, and post-operative stent insertion rates were much better compared to geriatric patients. URSL is a safe procedure in the extremes of age groups with no difference in the overall outcomes between the two groups.

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