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Scoping Review of Experimental and Clinical Evidence and Its Influence on Development of the Suction Ureteral Access Sheath by Yuen, Steffi Kar Kei, Traxer, Olivier, Wroclawski, Marcelo Langer, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Chai, Chu Ann, Lim, Ee Jean, Giulioni, Carlo, De Stefano, Virgilio, Nedbal, Carlotta, Maggi, Martina, Sarica, Kemal, Castellani, Daniele, Somani, Bhaskar, Gauhar, Vineet

“…The ureteral access sheath (UAS) has been a boon and a bane in flexible ureteroscopy (FURS), with its merits and demerits well established. Its design and…”
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Retrograde intrarenal surgery for asymptomatic incidental renal stones: a retrospective, real‐world data analysis by Ong, William Lay Keat, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Fong, Khi Yung, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen‐Chun, Sarica, Kemal, Chai, Chu Ann, Ragoori, Deepak, Tailly, Thomas, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Heng, Chin Tiong, Biligere, Sarvajit, Emiliani, Esteban, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Tanidir, Yiloren, Chew, Ben Hall, Castellani, Daniele, Traxer, Oliver, Gauhar, Vineet

“…Objective To determine surgical outcomes and stone‐free rates (SFRs) when offering upfront retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) to patients with asymptomatic…”
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Does unenhanced computerized tomography as imaging standard post-retrograde intrarenal surgery paradoxically reduce stone-free rate and increase additional treatment for residual fragments? Outcomes from 5395 patients in the FLEXOR study by the TOWER group by Gauhar, Vineet, Castellani, Daniele, Chew, Ben Hall, Smith, Daron, Chai, Chu Ann, Fong, Khi Yung, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Traxer, Olivier, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Tailly, Thomas

“…Background: Assessment of residual fragments (RFs) is a key step after treatment of kidney stones. Objective: To evaluate differences in RFs estimation based…”
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Robotic Precision vs. Human Dexterity—Benchtop Comparative Study of Free-Hand vs. Robotic-Assisted Puncture in Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy by Lim, Jeffery Ze Kang, Ann, Chai Chu, Phyo, Aung Kyaw, Kumaran, Kanesh, Nazran, Ahmad, Kuppusamy, Shanggar, Ong, Teng Aik, Yeoh, Wei Sien

“…Introduction: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the standard procedure for treating large kidney stones, especially those measuring over 20 mm or staghorn…”
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RIRS with disposable or reusable scopes: does it make a difference? Results from the multicenter FLEXOR study by Gauhar, Vineet, Chai, Chu Ann, Chew, Ben H, Singh, Abhishek, Castellani, Daniele, Tailly, Thomas, Emiliani, Esteban, Keat, William Ong Lay, Ragoori, Deepak, Lakmichi, Mohamed Amine, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Traxer, Olivier, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar

“…Introduction: With several single-use ureteroscopes now available, our aim was to analyze and compare data obtained globally from high-volume centers using…”
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Comparing thulium fiber versus high power holmium laser in bilateral same sitting retrograde intrarenal surgery for kidney stones: Results from a multicenter study by Chai, Chu Ann, Inoue, Takaaki, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Yuen, Steffi Kar Kei, Ragoori, Deepak, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Tanidir, Yiloren, Emiliani, Esteban, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Lakmichi, Mohamed Amine, Chandramohan, Vaddi, Naselli, Angelo, Soebhali, Boyke, Gokce, Mehmet Ilker, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon N, de Fata Chillón, Fernando Ramón, Chew, Ben Hall, Traxer, Olivier, Castellani, Daniele, Gauhar, Vineet

“…Traditionally, bilateral urolithiasis treatment involved staged interventions due to safety concerns. Recent studies have shown that same-sitting bilateral…”
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Prognosis of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Agents in Emphysematous Pyelonephritis-Results from a Large, Multicenter Series by Robles-Torres, José Iván, Castellani, Daniele, Trujillo-Santamaría, Hegel, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Tanidir, Yiloren, Campos-Salcedo, José Gadú, Bravo-Castro, Edgar Iván, Wroclawski, Marcelo Langer, Kumar, Santosh, Sanchez-Nuñez, Juan Eduardo, Espinosa-Aznar, José Enrique, Ragoori, Deepak, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Aik, Ong Teng, Tarot-Chocooj, Cecil Paul, Shrestha, Anil, Amine Lakmichi, Mohamed, Cosentino-Bellote, Mateus, Vázquez-Lavista, Luis Gabriel, Kabre, Boukary, Tiong, Ho Yee, Gómez-Guerra, Lauro Salvador, Kutukoglu, Umut, Alves-Barbosa, Joao Arthur Brunhara, Jaspersen, Jorge, Acevedo, Christian, Virgen-Gutiérrez, Francisco, Agrawal, Sumit, Duarte-Santos, Hugo Octaviano, Ann, Chai Chu, Yeoh, Wei Sien, Gauhar, Vineet

“…Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a necrotizing infection of the kidney and surrounding tissues with significant mortality. We aimed to assess the clinical…”
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MP35-06 DOES GENDER HAVE ANY INFLUENCE ON RIRS OUTCOMES? DATA FROM THE FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY OUTCOMES REGISTRY (FLEXOR) by Abhishek, Singh, Isabel, Sanz, Vineet, Gauhar, Bhaskar, Somani, Thomas, Tailly, Daniele, Castellani, Olivier, Traxer, Yuen-Chun, Teoh Jeremy, Ben Hall, Chew, William Ong, Lay Keat, Chai, Ann Chu, Saeed, Bin Hamri, Anil, Shrestha, Boyke, Soehabali, Oriol, Angerri, Esteban, Emiliani

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Indications, preferences, global practice patterns and outcomes in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones in adults: results from a multicenter database of 6669 patients of the global FLEXible ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR) by Gauhar, Vineet, Chew, Ben Hall, Traxer, Olivier, Tailly, Thomas, Emiliani, Esteban, Inoue, Takaaki, Tiong, Heng Chin, Chai, Chu Ann, Lakmichi, Mohamed Amine, Tanidir, Yiloren, Bin Hamri, Saeed, Desai, Devang, Biligere, Sarvajit, Shrestha, Anil, Soebhali, Boyke, Keat, William Ong Lay, Mohan, Vaddi Chandra, Bhatia, Tanuj Paul, Singh, Abhishek, Saleem, Mohamed, Gorelov, Dmitry, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Pietropaolo, Amelia, Galosi, Andrea Benedetto, Ragoori, Deepak, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Castellani, Daniele

“…Purpose To collect a multicentric database on behalf of TOWER research group to assess practice patterns and outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)…”
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Comparison Between Holmium:YAG Laser with MOSES Technology vs Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Kidney Stones in Adults: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis From the FLEXible Ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry by Castellani, Daniele, Fong, Khi Yung, Lim, Ee Jean, Chew, Ben Hall, Tailly, Thomas, Emiliani, Esteban, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Chai, Chu Ann, Heng, Chin Tiong, Ong Lay Keat, William, Tanidir, Yiloren, Ragoori, Deepak, Galosi, Andrea Benedetto, Singh, Abhishek, Bin Hamri, Saeed, Traxer, Olivier, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Gauhar, Vineet

“…We evaluated stone-free rate and complications after flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones, comparing thulium fiber laser and holmium:YAG laser with MOSES…”
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The efficacy of retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS) for lower pole stones: results from 2946 patients by Giulioni, Carlo, Castellani, Daniele, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Chew, Ben Hall, Tailly, Thomas, Keat, William Ong Lay, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen‑Chun, Emiliani, Esteban, Chai, Chu Ann, Galosi, Andrea Benedetto, Ragoori, Deepak, Tanidir, Yiloren, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Traxer, Olivier, Gauhar, Vineet

“…Purpose To evaluate the perioperative outcomes of retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS) for lower pole stones (LPS) and factors affecting stone-free rate…”
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Do Hounsfield Units have any significance in predicting intra- and postoperative outcomes in retrograde intrarenal surgery using Holmium and Thulium fiber laser? Results from the FLEXible ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR) by Keat, William Ong Lay, Somani, Bhaskar Kumar, Pietropaolo, Amelia, Chew, Ben Hall, Chai, Chu Ann, Inoue, Takaaki, Ragoori, Deepak, Biligere, Sarvajit, Galosi, Andrea Benedetto, Pavia, Maria Pia, Milanese, Giulio, Ahn, Thomas, More, Sumit, Sarica, Kemal, Traxer, Olivier, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Gauhar, Vineet, Castellani, Daniele

“…Purpose To evaluate outcomes of flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones by comparing hard versus soft stones based on their attenuation on computed tomography…”
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Genitourinary extramammary Paget’s disease: review and outcome in a multidisciplinary setting by Phyo, Aung Kyaw, Mun, Kein-Seong, Kwan, Kong Chee, Ann, Chai Chu, Kuppusamy, Shanggar

“…Background: Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMPD) is a rare malignant disease originating from the apocrine glands involving the perineum, vulva, axilla,…”
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Comparing Same-Sitting Bilateral vs Unilateral Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in the Elderly by Chai, Chu Ann, Somani, Bhaskar, Castellani, Daniele, Fong, Khi Yung, Sarica, Kemal, Emiliani, Estaban, Ong, William Lay Keat, Ragoori, Deepak, Gökce, Mehmet Ilker, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Tanidir, Yiloren, Lakmichi, Mohamed Amine, Inoue, Takaaki, Pirola, Giacomo Maria, Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon N., Ganpule, Arvind, Chew, Ben Hall, Traxer, Olivier, Gauhar, Vineet

“…To compare same-sitting bilateral vs unilateral retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in elderly patients, focusing on postoperative complications and…”
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Multicenter outcome analysis of different sheath sizes for Flexible and Navigable Suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) ureteroscopy: an EAU Endourology collaboration with the global FANS study group by Kwok, Jia-Lun, Somani, Bhaskar, Sarica, Kemal, Yuen, Steffi Kar Kei, Zawadzki, Marek, Castellani, Daniele, Persaud, Satyendra, Chai, Chu Ann, Kamal, Wissam, Tefik, Tzevat, Tursunkulov, Azimdjon N., Soebhali, Boyke, Hajj, Albert El, Ko, Raymond, Fong, Khi Yung, Dragos, Laurian, Tanidir, Yiloren, Angerri, Oriol, Traxer, Olivier, Gauhar, Vineet

“…Flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) is a potential game changer in flexible ureteroscopy (FURS). The influence of sheath size on…”
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International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) guidelines on the management of pediatric urolithiasis by Zeng, Guohua, Zhu, Wei, Somani, Bhaskar, Choong, Simon, Straub, Michael, Maroccolo, Marcus Vinicius, Kamal, Wissam, Ibrahim, Tarek Ahmed Amin, Cho, Alexander, Mazzon, Giorgio, Chai, Chu Ann, Ferretti, Stefania, Zhong, Wen, Onal, Bulent, Mohamed, Omar, Saulat, Sherjeel, Jurkiewicz, Beata, Sezer, Ali, Liu, Yang, Zeng, Tao, Wang, Wei, Gauhar, Vineet, Elderwy, Ahmad Abdelaziz, Zaidi, Zafar, Duvdevani, Mordechai, Hamri, Saeed Bin, Kumar, Nitesh, Kartalas-Goumas, Loannis, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Kraft, Kate, Sepulveda, Fabio, Halinski, Adam, Marietti, Sarah, Al-Anazi, Naser Al Soudan, Santos, Luiz Sergio, Vaddi, Chandra Mohan, Jia, Jianye, Li, Jun, Kuang, Xiaogen, Ye, Zhangqun, Sarica, Kemal

“…The aim of this study was to construct the sixth in a series of guidelines on the treatment of urolithiasis by the International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU)…”
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Flexible Ureteroscopy with a Tip-bendable Suction Ureteral Access Sheath Versus Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Treatment of 2–3-cm Renal Stones: Study Protocol for an International, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-group, Noninferiority Trial by Zhu, Wei, Ann Chai, Chu, Ma, Jinxiang, İlker Gökce, Mehmet, Gadzhiev, Nariman, Kalathia, Jaisukh, Jiang, Kehua, Duan, Xianzhong, Cao, Jianwei, Wu, Rongpei, Song, Rijin, Bai, Song, Li, Xuedong, Liu, Shusheng, Zeng, Guohua

“…The aim of our study is to assess whether flexible ureteroscopy with a suction bendable ureteral access sheath is comparable to mini-percutaneous…”
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Tip bendable suction ureteral access sheath versus traditional sheath in retrograde intrarenal stone surgery: an international multicentre, randomized, parallel group, superiority studyResearch in context by Wei Zhu, Shusheng Liu, Jianwei Cao, Hao Wang, Hui Liang, Kehua Jiang, Yu Cui, Chu Ann Chai, Emre Burak Sahinler, Albert Aquino, Giorgio Mazzon, Wen Zhong, Zhijian Zhao, Lin Zhang, Jie Ding, Qing Wang, Yizhou Wang, Kelven Weijing Chen, Yongda Liu, Simon Choong, Kemal Sarica, Guohua Zeng

“…Background: Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is the main treatments for upper urinary tract stones. The Ureteral Access Sheath (UAS) serves as a…”
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Tip bendable suction ureteral access sheath versus traditional sheath in retrograde intrarenal stone surgery: an international multicentre, randomized, parallel group, superiority study by Zhu, Wei, Liu, Shusheng, Cao, Jianwei, Wang, Hao, Liang, Hui, Jiang, Kehua, Cui, Yu, Chai, Chu Ann, Sahinler, Emre Burak, Aquino, Albert, Mazzon, Giorgio, Zhong, Wen, Zhao, Zhijian, Zhang, Lin, Ding, Jie, Wang, Qing, Wang, Yizhou, Chen, Kelven Weijing, Liu, Yongda, Choong, Simon, Sarica, Kemal, Zeng, Guohua

“…Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is the main treatments for upper urinary tract stones. The Ureteral Access Sheath (UAS) serves as a supplementary tool,…”
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Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study by Fitzgerald, J. Edward, Aguilera, Maria Lorena, Alexander, Philip, Al‐Saqqa, Sara W., Costas‐Chavarri, Ainhoa, Mihaljevic, Andre L., Morton, Dion, Adisa, Adewale O., Pinkney, Thomas, Poškus, Tomas, Rayne, Sarah, Smart, Neil, Hakim, Hafiz, Oosterkamp, Antje, Tabiri, Stephen, Bhat, Sriram, Reddy, Yella, Venugopal, Caranj, Jain, Pratik, Satoskar, Savni, Mohammad, Aminu, Anyanwu, Lofty‐John, Sheshe, Abdulrahman, Taiwo, Ogechukwu, Ibrahim, Muhammad Habib, Ogunyemi, Ayokunle, Oludara, Mobolaji, Oshodi, Olabode, Osuoji, Roland, Ajao, Akinlabi E., Odeyemi, Babatunde, Adeniran, James, Rashid, Anam, Yaseen, Tahir Muhammad, Arachchi, Prasad Pitigala, Senanayake, Wanigasekara Senanayake Mudiyanselage Kithsiri Janakantha, Sivaganesh, Sivasuriya, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O., Djivoh, Fernande, Gbessi, Dansou Gaspard, Hodonou, Fred, Tabiri, Stephen, Abantanga, Francis, Kyereh, Martin, Appiah, Eric Kofi, Dally, Charles, Dayie, Makafui, Etwire, Victor, Essoun, Samuel, Glover‐Addy, Hope, Ekow, Mattew, Avoka, Anthony, Barnabas, Gandau Naa, Davor, Anthony, Kwakyeafriyie, Prince, Akoto, Elliot, Ackom, Eric, Atkins, Ebenezer Takyi, Coompson, Christian Lari, Mohammed, Hussein, Parker, Robert, Chin, Pui Xin, Salleh, Afizah, Riswan, Nur Zulaika, Roslani, April Camilla, Taher, Mustafa Mohammed, Kosai, Nik Ritza, Sii, Samuel S. Y., Koay, Kean Leong, Henry, Fitjerald, Tan, Yee Wen, Tata, Mahadevan Deva, Yoganathan, Pigeneswaren, Ajao, Akinlabi, Lawal, Taiwo, Adebanjo, Ademola, Mendel, Henry, Bello, Bashir, Olajide, Thomas Olagboyega, Oshati, Oyindamola, Nwinee, Victor, Alakaloko, Felix, Bode, Chris, Faturoti, Olubukola, Onuoha, Clement, Ajai, Olalekan, Osuoji, Roland, Kache, Stephen, Ogunsua, Oluseyi, Adeyeye, Ademola, Shahzad, Noman, Butt, Muhammad Talha, Bani‐Sadar, Ahmad, Qureshi, Ahmad Uzair, Raza, Awais, Khan, Maryam Ali, Imoro, Osman, Wondoh, Paul, Sale, Danjuma, Tan, Choy Ling

“…Background Gastrointestinal perforation is the most serious complication of typhoid fever, with a high disease burden in low-income countries. Reliable,…”
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