U.S., Feb. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06837883) titled 'The Impact of Through-and-through Guidewire on Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy' on Feb. 17.
Brief Summary: The aim to the study is to investigate the impact of combined retrograde and antegrade insertion of a through-and-through guidewire during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Adult patients with complex renal stones (Guy's stone score III, IV) were ranomized between standard PCNL (control group) and PCNL with comibined retrograde and antegrade inserted through-and-through guidewire (study group). This modification initially involves the retrograde insertion of an additional guidewire beside the ureteral catheter. After percutaneo...