title: [Retrograde intrarenal stone surgery--a minimally invasive method for treatment of minor kidney stones].
abstract: Retrograde intrarenal stone surgery (RIRS) is a safe and effective minimally invasive method for the treatment of minor (< 1.5 cm) kidney stones. This modality is the preferred treatment for minor ESWL-resistant kidney stones where resistance is due e.g. to anatomical abnormalities or stones of specific composition. The use of ureteric tone-modulating drugs in the irrigation fluid during the endoscopic procedure may prove to increase efficacy and safety of RIRS in the future.
authors.affiliation: Urologisk Afdeling, Fredericia Sygehus, DK-7000 Fredericia.
authors.forename: Helene U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Palle J S
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Osther
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020702:Hysteroscopes; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*