1. Role of pre-operative ureteral stent on outcomes of retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS): systematic review and meta-analysis of 3831 patients and comparison of Asian and non-Asian cohorts.
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Law, Y. X. T., Teoh, J. Y. C., Castellani, D., Lim, E. J., Chan, E. O. T., Wroclawski, M., Pirola, G. M., Giulioni, C., Rubilotta, E., Gubbioti, M., Scarcella, S., Chew, B. H., Traxer, O., Somani, B. K., and Gauhar, V.
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SURGICAL stents ,ASIANS ,KIDNEY stones ,SURGICAL complications ,SURGERY - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of pre-stented (PS) versus non-pre-stented (NPS) patients who have undergone retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal calculi with subgroup analysis of Asian and non-Asian cohorts. Methods: Protocol is registered in PROSPERO, CRD42021261123. Eligible studies identified from four electronic databases. Meta-analysis was done to enumerate the outcomes of RIRS in between PS and NPS. Secondary sub-analysis was done to look for differences in outcomes in Asian and non-Asian cohorts. Results: Fourteen studies involving 3831 patients (4 prospective, 10 retrospective studies) were included. PS patients experienced higher success rates of ureteral access sheath (UAS) insertion than NPS (RR 1.09, 95% CI 1.05–1.13, p < 0.00001). PS patients had lower risk of ureteral injuries from UAS placement (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.50–0.96, p = 0.03). No significant differences in intra- and postoperative complications between two groups were found. Stone-free rate (SFR) outcomes for residual fragment (RF) cut-off of < 1 mm and < 4 mm favoured the PS patients (RR 1.10, 95% CI 1.04–1.17, p = 0.002 for < 4 mm, RR1.10, 95% CI 1.02–1.19, p = 0.02 for < 1 mm). In the subgroup analysis, PS Asian patients had similar SFR as NPS patients for SFR(< 4 mm) but non-Asian population showed better outcomes in the PS patients for SFR(< 4 mm) (RR 1.31, 95% CI 1.13–1.52, p = 0.0005). Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggests that pre-stenting results in a higher success for UAS placement, minimising intraoperative ureteric injury, with higher overall SFR for any RF cut-off in PS cohorts. In non-Asian cohort, significant differences occurred at SFR < 4 mm but not for SFR < 1 mm. No difference was seen in our Asian cohort for any SFR cut-off in both PS and NPS patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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