Prospective Comparative Evaluation of Stone Clearance and Complications in Renal Stones Measuring 2 to 3.5 Centimeters: Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) versus Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS).

Cureus · 2025 · PMC12554991 · PMID 41158897

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did not reach statistical significancep=0.156not close (p > 0.1)

While severe complications were slightly more common in the PCNL group, this difference did not reach statistical significance (p=0.156).

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