The impact of urolithiasis on urology services in a high-prevalence region: A multicenter study

The impact of urolithiasis on urology services in a high-prevalence region: A multicenter study

Objective: To assess the effect of upper urinary tract (UUT) urolithiasis on urology services in a region with a high prevalence of the condition, and analyze the trends in endourological procedures for treating UUT urolithiasis and the cost of treatments in 11 hospitals over the last 6 years. Metho...

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Main Authors:	Wissam Khalid Kamal, Musab M. Alghamdi, Raed A. Azhar, Ahmad Bugis, Mohammed Abuzenada, Majed Alharthi, Saeed Bin Hamri, Yahya Ghazwani, Yasser A. Noureldin, Hassan Aljifri, Abdulaziz Alamri, Hatem Hamed Althubiany, Mansour Alnazari, Badr Alharbi, Abdulrahman Al Own, Mohanad Jebril Bosily, Mohammed Almansour, Abdullah Alfakhri, Ibrahim Alowidah, Ali Abdel Raheem
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:	Asian Journal of Urology
Subjects:	Urinary stone Ureteroscopy Percutaneous nephrolithotomy Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Saudi Arabia
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388224000511
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