Erschienen in:
01.04.2016 | Letter to the Editor
Re: Flexible ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy for upper urinary tract stone disease in patients with spinal cord injury
verfasst von:
Ramazan Kocaaslan, Murat Bagcioglu, Mert Ali Karadag, Aslan Demir
Erschienen in:
Urolithiasis
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Ausgabe 2/2016
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Excerpt
We thank the authors for this important study examining the outcomes of flexible ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy (URS) for upper urinary tract stone disease in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) [
1]. With the rising implementation of URS, assessment and outcome of SCI patients play an important role in the management of urolithiasis. Previous studies report that this patient group has an increased risk of urolithiasis compared to the general population [
1‐
3]. …