Zhang Y. et al., 2025: Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Flexible Ureterorenoscopy, and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Lower Pole Renal Stones. Eur Urol. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2025.01.020.
Yalong Zhang, Rui Yan, Li Yang
Eur Urol. 2025 Apr 30:S0302-2838(25)00256-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.03.027
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This comment on a metanalysis on lower pole stones treatment (1) stresses the need for more studies on quality-of-life (QoL) but equally or even more important the need for higher quality of studies. Would be nice to see a new term or score QoS being introduced into the publication business
1 MacLennan S, et a.. Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Flexible Ureterorenoscopy, and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Lower Pole Renal Stones. Eur Urol. 2025 Mar 12:S0302-2838(25)00061-2. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.01.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40082136.
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