Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy improves stone-free rates for impacted proximal ureteral stones: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Zi-Ming Gao ,

  ¶‡ These authors are co-first authors on this work.

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Shan Gao ,

  ¶‡ These authors are co-first authors on this work.

  Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Hong-Chen Qu,

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital/China Medical University Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Kai Li,

  Affiliation Department of Oncology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Ning Li,

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Chun-Lai Liu,

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Xing-Wang Zhu,

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Yi-Li Liu,

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Ping Wang ,

  * E-mail: zhengxiaohua202@126.com (XHZ); cmu4h-wp@126.com (PW)

  Affiliation Department of Urological Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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• Xiao-Hua Zheng

  * E-mail: zhengxiaohua202@126.com (XHZ); cmu4h-wp@126.com (PW)

  Affiliation Department of Cardre Ward, No. 202 Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R. China

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