Retrograde intrarenal stone surgery--a minimally invasive method for treatment of minor kidney stones
Jung, H.U.; Osther, P.J.S.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 171(38): 2732-2735
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 19758496 Document Number: 636098
Retrograde intrarenal stone surgery (RIRS) is a safe and effective minimally invasive method for the treatment of minor (< 1.5 cm) kidney stones. This modality is the preferred treatment for minor ESWL-resistant kidney stones where resistance is due e.g. to anatomical abnormalities or stones of specific composition. The use of ureteric tone-modulating drugs in the irrigation fluid during the endoscopic procedure may prove to increase efficacy and safety of RIRS in the future.