Tan MO. 2026: Comment on "Retrograde intrarenal surgery for treatment of stones in congenital anomalous kidneys: a case-matched comparative study with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy".

Tan MO.
Urolithiasis. 2026 Mar 9;54(1):65. doi: 10.1007/s00240-026-01966-7

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Comment Hans-Göran Tiselius

This correspondence is a comment on a previously published article [1] comparing RIRS and SWL for removal of stones in anomalous kidneys. One of the statements presented by the authors is the importance to “weigh the invasiveness against the success rates”. Moreover, “one must always remember surgery is more invasive than SWL”. The reviewer agrees.

The basic conclusion was that there still might be a place for SWL, particularly for pelvic stones ≤20 mm.

Reference

1.Ahmed AF, ElMesery M, Algammal M et al. Retrograde intrarenal surgey…

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