Bilateral Articles

To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bilateral same-session flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS) in the treatment of bilateral renal and/or ureteric stone disease.

From October 2007 to December 2015, 62 patients who had undergone bilateral, same-session f-URS were included in the study.

To compare same-sitting bilateral versus unilateral RIRS in elderly patients, focusing on postoperative complications and stone-free rates (SFR).

Data from two multicentre databases, FLEXOR (unilateral RIRS) and SSB-RIRS (bilateral RIRS), were analysed, considering only patients aged 70+ with preoperative CT.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) has long been considered the bench-mark intervention for complicated urinary stones and has undergone important advancements since it was first described. Given the proven safety and efficacy of PNL, simultaneous bilateral PNL has been attempted for bilateral renal calculi to cut down on total procedure costs.

With rising incidence of urolithiasis, treatment of stones (both symptomatic and asymptomatic) in multiple locations including bilateral stones can be controversial and challenging. We report our experience and treatment outcomes in patients undergoing bilateral, same-session ureterorenoscopy (BS-URS) for bilateral ureteric and/or renal calculi, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such procedures.

The prognosis of patients undergoing 2-sided radical nephroureterectomies (RNUs) with a residual bladder due to bilateral upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is poorly understood. This study was aimed toward surveying the oncology outcomes and prognostic factors that may help in shared decision-making related to bladder preservation in patients preparing to receive 2-sided RNUs.

To assess the complications and outcomes associated with same-session bilateral ureteroscopy in a tertiary referral center, as same-session bilateral ureteroscopy for stone disease has been critiqued for the theoretical risk of injury to both ureters with subsequent risk to renal function.

The general prevalence of bilateral urolithiasis has risen to 15% and bilateral non-simultaneous treatment has been reported to have good outcomes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of simultaneous bilateral endoscopic surgery (SBES).

Urolithiasis is a disease of prevalence across the world and up to a quarter of patients present with multiple stones. Most procedures carried out in this scenario are staged; however, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest bilateral simultaneous (BS) procedures are safe.

The incidence of bilateral and multiple renal stones is not negligible. To date, some sparse data on simultaneous bilateral stone surgery are available in literature showing good outcomes in terms of both effectiveness and safety.

The distribution of retroperitoneal lymph node metastases for patients with nonseminoma and a residual tumour of 10-49 mm in a population-based setting is unknown. This information is needed to justify selection of patients for a unilateral template resection.