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Data included patient demographics, microbiological data, stone parameters, stone-free and infection-free rates (SFR and IFR, respectively) at follow-up, defined as fragments &lt;2 mm at imaging and the absence of symptoms and urine-culture-proven UTI. Results. Overall, 178 patients were selected. The median age was 62 years. The median cumulative stone size was 10 mm (7\u201317.25), and the commonest locations were the lower pole (18.9%) and proximal ureter (14.9%). The overall stone-free rate at follow-up was 89.3%. The IFR at 3 months was 88.3%. As follow-up duration increased, the IFR reduced to 85.4%, 74.2%, 68% and 65% at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. Patients who had infection recurrence were more likely to present stone persistence or recurrence compared to those who were infection-free at follow-up (20% vs. 4.4%, p = 0.005). Conclusions. 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