Split-leg modified lateral versus prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective, randomized trial.

Purpose: Standard prone position (PP) during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) has multiple drawbacks. We aimed to compare PNLs performed in split-leg (SL) modified lateral position (MLP) and those performed in standard PP.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, unblind, double arm trial was conducted at a tertiary care academic medical center in Egypt, between November 2017 and October 2019.

Erectile function and gonadal hormones levels in men with end-stage renal disease: It's relevance to duration of haemodialysis.

In this study, we evaluated the relationship between haemodialysis (HD) duration and erectile function status and gonadal hormones serum levels in adult men with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). A total of 118 men with ESRD on chronic HD were eligible for analysis. The erectile dysfunction (ED) was defined and graded according to the international index of erectile function (IIEF-5) score.

Semi-Rigid Ureteroscopy for Proximal Ureteral Stones: Does Adjunctive Tamsulosin Therapy Increase the Chance of Success?

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of adjunctive tamsulosin therapy in improving the success rate of laser-assisted semi-rigid ureteroscopy (URS) for removing proximal ureteral stones.

Patients And Methods: This prospective study included 165 patients with proximal ureteral stones ≥10 mm. The patients were randomly assigned to a tamsulosin group (Group I, n = 81) receiving tamsulosin 0.