Status:

COMPLETED

Mini- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Versus Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for High Density Renal Stones

Lead Sponsor:

Al-Azhar University

Conditions:

Renal Stone

Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Several studies were conducted to compare extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) as treatment options for medium size lower caliceal high dense stones. Howev...

Detailed Description

The European guidelines put SWL and PNL as an equal treatment options for non- lower polar renal stones from 10 to 20 mm size regardless of density. However, several studies reported markedly reduced ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients with high density (\>1000 HU), non-lower polar, single renal stone of 10 to 20 mm size

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women, morbid obesity, severe orthopaedic deformities, any co-morbidities precluding general anaesthesia or prone positioning, uncorrectable coagulation disorders, active urinary tract infection (UTI), stone in calyceal diverticulum, abnormal renal anatomy and urinary tract obstruction distal to the stone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 14 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04346134

Start Date

July 14 2020

End Date

March 1 2021

Last Update

February 7 2022

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Urology Department, Al-Azhar University Hospital

Cairo, Egypt, 11633