Success Articles

Nomograms and scoring systems designed for predicting the success of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in adults are currently available. However, no scoring system currently exists primarily for predicting PCNL success in children.

To report the outcomes of paediatric ureteroscopy (URS) for stone disease from a specialist endourology centre in the UK. Ureteroscopy for management of stone disease has increased worldwide and is now being done more commonly in the paediatric age group.

The aim of the present study was to compare RIRS procedures applied under general anaesthesia (GA) and spinal anaesthesia (SA) regarding success and complication rates.

A retrospective evaluation was conducted with the data obtained from patients treated with RIRS under SA and GA at 2centres from October 2014 until January 2018.

Bladder infusion, which involves filling the bladder with saline prior to catheter removal, has been associated with reduced time-to-discharge and increased success rates in trials without catheter (TWOCs) in perioperative setting.