Efficacy and safety of minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones (> 1 cm): a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials.

Authors:
Liu Y; Zhang H; Wen Z; Jiang Y; Huang J and 5 more

Journal:
BMC Urol

Publication Year: 2023

DOI:
10.1186/s12894-023-01341-3

PMCID:
PMC10598962

PMID:
37875837

Journal Information

Full Title: BMC Urol

Abbreviation: BMC Urol

Country: Unknown

Publisher: Unknown

Language: N/A

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Subject Category: Urology

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateNot applicable. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

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"Funding The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript. Acknowledgments:"

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"This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following the methods recommended by the Preferred Reporting Project for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement [] and registered on the Prospero website (CRD42023387706)."

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