Lei Z. 2025: Re: Oliver Wiseman, Daron Smith, Kathryn Starr, et al. The PUrE Randomised Controlled Trial 1: Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy for Lower Pole Stones of ≤10 mm. Eur Urol. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2025.02.002. Eur Urol.

Zhihao Lei 
2025 Sep 11:S0302-2838(25)00494-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.07.026

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Comment Hans-Göran Tiselius

Commenting letter to the Editor regarding a previously published report [1].
The authors’ conclusion is that the interpretation of fURS as a clearly superior treatment is overstated and I can agree on that.
Reference
1.Wiseman O et al. The PUrE randomized controlled trial 1: clinical and cost effectiveness of flexible ureteroscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole stones of less = 10 mm. Eur Urol.

Hans-Göran Tiselius