Publications by authors named "Hasan Farahmand"
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is a complicated procedure for urology trainees. This study was designed to investigate the effect of trainees' ages and previous experience, as well as the number of operated cases, on proficiency at PNL by using patient outcomes. A cross sectional observational study was designed during a five-year period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the outcome and safety of the totally tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in comparison with standard PCNL in the children under the age of 14 years.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-three patients under the age of 14 with renal stones were enrolled in a prospective randomized clinical trial during March 2010 to June 2011. The inclusion criteria were existence of renal stone larger than 2.
Transurethral Ureterolithotripsy (TUL) is a frequently used procedure in urology departments. Many urologists perform TUL without antibiotic prophylaxis; however the use of chemoprophylaxis before TUL remains a controversial issue in urology. This study was carried out to assess the safety of omitting antibiotic prophylaxis prior to TUL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the hypothesis that prophylactic insertion of Double-J stents after uncomplicated transurethral lithotripsy (TUL) can decrease the number of episodes of renal colic and their intensity in patients with recurrent ureteral stones (those with three or more episodes of stone formation).
Patients And Methods: During a prospective randomized clinical trial from May 1999 to January 2004, 195 patients with recurrent ureteral stones were included in our study; 94 had stents in place for 4 weeks, and 101 patients remained stentless (control group). A few patients in each group had residual stone disease.