Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients with symptomatic renal stones undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) with renal stone less than 2cm in any location
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i)Age less than 18yrs ii)Congenital anomalous kidney (Horseshoe kidney, Ectopic kidney, Crossed fused renal ectopia) iii)History of previous ureteric injury and ureteric reconstruction or known ureteric anomalies (Duplex collecting system) iv)Undergoing endoscopic combined intra renal surgery v)Need for conversion to PCNL intra-operatively vi)Bilateral same sitting RIRS vii)Previous ureteric injury or known ureteric anomalies or past ureteric reconstruction viii)Patients with known chronic renal failure on renal replacement therapy ix)Need to abandon surgery intra-operatively due to non-technical reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to compare stone free rate between use of conventional and suction ureteric access sheathTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to compare complicationsTimepoint: 2 weeks;to compare need of re-interventionTimepoint: 1 month;to compare operative timeTimepoint: 1 day;to compare stone free statusTimepoint: 1 day | — |
Countries
Nepal
Contacts
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine