What is the safe and effective dilator number during access in PCNL? Three-shot dilation versus classical sequential Amplatz dilation.

Authors:
Memik O; Voyvoda B; Ustuner M; Karsli O; Halat AO and 1 more

Journal:
BMC Urol

Publication Year: 2023

DOI:
10.1186/s12894-023-01368-6

PMCID:
PMC10687924

PMID:
38031043

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 participateThis study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Health Sciences University Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital (Approval no:87). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. All procedures related to humans complied with all the relevant national regulations, institutional policies, and tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

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