An innovative predictive scoring system for assessing stone-free rate of lower caliceal stones after flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: a retrospective cohort study
Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Published online on July 23, 2026
Abstract
Therapeutic Advances in Urology, Volume 18, January-December 2026.
Background:Lower caliceal stones (LCS) account for 25%–36% of all renal stones. Flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (FURL) is first-line treatment for LCS, but its stone-free rate (SFR) is significantly affected by renal anatomy and stone characteristics. ...
Background:Lower caliceal stones (LCS) account for 25%–36% of all renal stones. Flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (FURL) is first-line treatment for LCS, but its stone-free rate (SFR) is significantly affected by renal anatomy and stone characteristics. ...