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Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) is the simultaneous antegrade and retrograde approach to treating complex renal stone diseases by combining percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) with retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). ECIRS has become popular over the last decade with the introduction of modified supine PCNL, as PCNL in this position makes retrograde approach to the kidney easily accessible without the need to reposition the patient. The goal of performing ECIRS is to achieve stone-free status for the operated renal unit in a one-stage surgery while minimizing the required percutaneous access to a single tract by taking advantage of the best of both PCNL and RIRS armamentarium.
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Proietti, S. et al. (2023). Endoscopic Combined IntraRenal Surgery (ECIRS). In: Denstedt, J.D., Liatsikos, E.N. (eds) Percutaneous Renal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40542-6_10
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