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Attribution. Oliver Wiseman; Daron Smith; Kath Starr; Lorna Aucott; Rodolfo Hernández; Ruth Thomas et al. (2025). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy, flexible ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole stones: the PUrE RCTs. National Institute for Health and Care Research. Copyright © 2025 Wiseman et al. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. NCBI Bookshelf NBK617209. CC BY 4.0. Original source ↗. Text reproduced from the Bookshelf XML without changing wording; figures, images and supplements are not reproduced.

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