This study will be conducted to compare the success and complication rates of ureteroscopy, and shockwaves lithotripsy for treatment of upper ureteric stones ≤1 cm.
This study will be conducted to compare the success and complication rates of Flexible, Semi-rigid URS, and SWL approaches for proximal ureteric stones with size ≤1 cm.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
240
Patients in this arm will undergo SWL
Patients in this arm will undergo semirigid URS
Patients in this arm will undergo Flexible URS
Urology and Nephrology Center
Al Mansurah, Dakhlia, Egypt
RECRUITINGStone free rate
The stone free rate will be evaluated with non-contrast CT
Time frame: 3 months
Complication rate
Complications will be classified according to modified Clavien Dindo
Time frame: 2 weeks
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