1) Moscow regional research clinical institute n. a. M.F. Vladimirsky (dir.- Ph.D. K. E. Sobolev), Moscow, Russia;
2) Moscow City clinical hospital n.a. D.D. Pletnev (Head Physician – Ph.D. I.A. Nazarova), Moscow, Russia
A lot of patients with nephrolithiasis have calculi at low pole calyces. One of the best and safety operative options of such category is retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). RIRS is wide spread in current clinical practice. But not rarely it corresponded with different grade complications. Current literature review is dedicated to predictors of complications due to RIRS in patients with low pole calculi.
Corresponding author: V.S. Goncharuk – postgraduate at Department of Urology of Moscow regional research clinical institute n. a. M.F. Vladimirsky, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: goncharuk.vitalii@inbox.ru