External Validation and Comparison of Nephrolithometric Scoring Systems Predicting Outcomes of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery

SELMİ V., SARI S., Oztekin U., CANİKLİOĞLU M., IŞIKAY L.

JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY, vol.35, pp.781-788, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/end.2020.0491
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.781-788
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Preoperative assessment of renal stones is essential to selecting treatment options and achieving high success rates; thus, some nephrolithometric scoring systems have been developed by using preoperative clinical data and stone characteristics. Initially, nomograms predicting stone-free rates (SFRs) were designed for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. After this, some were modified, and new scoring systems were developed for retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). In this study, we aimed at validating and comparing the accuracy of four scoring systems predicting the SFR of RIRS.