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Role of Pre-stenting Before Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery With Miniaturized Flexible Ureteroscopes

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Sponsor: Al-Azhar University

Conditions: Renal Calculi

Interventions: Preoperative double-J ureteral stenting followed by retrograde intrarenal surgery, Direct retrograde intrarenal surgery without planned preoperative ureteral stenting

Countries: Egypt

This prospective randomized controlled trial will compare retrograde intrarenal surgery performed after routine preoperative ureteral stenting with direct retrograde intrarenal surgery without planned preoperative stenting in adults with unilateral renal calculi measuring 10-20 mm. The study will evaluate stone-free rate, ureteral access, need for rescue stenting, operative outcomes, complications, staged procedures, postoperative recovery, and auxiliary treatment.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must meet all of the following criteria:

* Adults aged 18-70 years.
* Unilateral renal calculi.
* Maximum total renal stone burden of 10-20 mm.
* Planned treatment with RIRS.
* Suitable candidate for elective endoscopic stone treatment.
* Negative or appropriately treated preoperative urine culture.
* Ability to provide written informed consent.
* Ability and willingness to comply with postoperative follow-up, including non-contrast CT at 4 weeks after the final RIRS procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants will be excluded for any of the following:

* Bilateral renal calculi requiring simultaneous surgical treatment.
* Active urinary tract infection, sepsis, or infected obstruction requiring urgent drainage.
* Solitary kidney when randomization is considered clinically unsafe.
* Known ureteral stricture or congenital ureteral abnormality likely to interfere with ureteroscopic access.
* Previous failed ipsilateral ureteroscopic access requiring clinically indicated pre-stenting.
* Existing ipsilateral ureteral stent or nephrostomy.
* Previous ureteral reconstruction or urinary diversion.
* Total renal stone burden greater than 20 mm.
* Staghorn calculi.
* Uncorrected coagulopathy.
* Pregnancy.
* Severe uncorrected cardiopulmonary disease precluding anesthesia.
* Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
* Inability or unwillingness to comply with follow-up.
* Any other condition judged by the treating surgeon to make randomization or RIRS clinically inappropriate or unsafe.

Locations (1)

Cairo, Egypt