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Evaluation of stone free rates in early versus delayed primary ureteroscopy: time does matter

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  1. Andreas Neisius and Jon Jones both authors contributed equally.

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  1. Department of Urology, Hochtaunus Hospital, Bad Homburg, Germany

    Sebastian Nestler, Britta Grüne, Lydia Schilchegger & Jon Jones

  2. Urogate, Urological Practice, Frankfurt, Germany

    Sebastian Nestler

  3. Department of Urology, University Medical Center, Mannheim, Germany

    Britta Grüne

  4. Department of Urology, Brüderkrankenhaus Trier, University of Mainz, Trier, Germany

    Andreas Neisius

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Nestler, S., Grüne, B., Schilchegger, L. et al. Evaluation of stone free rates in early versus delayed primary ureteroscopy: time does matter. World J Urol 39, 909–914 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03235-7

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