Summary
Treatment of urolithiasis has evolved greatly as retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)
has gained popularity nowadays being a gold standard therapy for renal stones up to
2 cm. Endourological procedures are traditionally fluoroscopic guided; thus, an increasing
concern is the harm of radiation exposure, especially in the pediatric population.
Therefore, performing fluoroless RIRS should be a feasible option for pediatric urologists.
Herein, we describe the technique of totally fluoroless RIRS in presented patients
and the tips to avoid radiation use at most.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 02, 2019
Accepted:
June 14,
2019
Received:
January 29,
2019
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© 2019 Journal of Pediatric Urology Company. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
