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What Is the Preferred Management of Lower Ureteral Stones? SWL or URS - A Critical Evaluation With an Emphasis on the Changes in Patient’s Quality of Life
2024-12-25
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Aim To compare the efficacy and safety of two treatment methods for lower ureteral stones: shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopic treatment (URS), with a focus on the impact on patients' quality of life. Patients and Methods: A total of 174 patients with solitary radiopaque lower ureteral stones (5–10 mm) between July 2023 and October 2024 were treated with SWL (78 patients) o...
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- 037a3632-f588-5635-95f8-091350404b9b
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5199810/v1
