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- noun surgery The
examination of thekidney by means of anephroscope
Etymologies
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Examples
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We feel that any residual stone is significant and we have made second look nephroscopy our primary means of achieving maximal stone clearance.
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This could be interpreted that second look nephroscopy results in a lower success rate.
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Clinicians are advised to consider that stone fragmentation was correlated with a higher rate of second look nephroscopy and second look nephroscopy identified stone fragments in all evaluated patients.
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Although not broken down in the publication, the success rate for second look nephroscopy was 13 / 16 (81\%) compared to 13 / 14 (93\%) for patients not requiring second look nephroscopy.
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Of our 30 cases of PCNL, 16 required second look nephroscopy.
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The only statistically significant finding of our study was that the use of second look nephroscopy was higher in patients requiring stone fragmentation during PCNL.
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The converse is more likely true - patients requiring second look nephroscopy represent more difficult cases and have lower success rates.
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Using second look nephroscopy based on endoscopic findings and not radiographic findings may lower radiation exposure.
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Our approach relies on the endoscopic assessment at the time of PCNL to determine if second look nephroscopy will be utilized.
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