RIRS Versus ESWL for the Treatment of Renal Stones

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-06-19
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of RIRS (retrograde intrarenal surgery) and ESWL (extracorporeal shockwaves lithotripsy) in the treatment of renal stone ranging form 6 to 20 mm size.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Turin, Italy
• Treatments: Analgesics; Anesthetics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• renal stone measuring 6 to 20 mm

• signing informed consent

• WHO performance status 0-2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other stone >5 mm

• concomitant ureteral stones

• BMI > 35

• severe coagulopathy

• impossibility to sign informed consent

• pregnancy

• age < 18 years old or > 85