Amplatz versus Balloon for Tract Dilation in Ultrasonographically Guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Hamid Pakmanesh Azar Daneshpajooh Mahboubeh MirzaeiArmita ShahesmaeiliMorteza HashemianMohsen AlinejadAli Asghar Ketabchi Ali Tavoosian Mohammad Reza Ebadzadeh

Published in: BioMed research international (2019)

AG showed a higher rate of short dilation compared with BG; consequently, overall operating time was significantly longer in the AG whereas BG was significantly more expensive than AG. Bleeding and other complications were similar in two groups. We observed an advantage for balloon dilation over Amplatz when approaching the lower pole calyxes.

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