...Alireza Aminsharifi; Dariush Irani; Hossein Amirzargar Aims: To compare the outcome of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) on post-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) residual fragments (RFs) versus primary stones of the same size through a matched pair study. Methods: Patients with a single 5-15 mm...

...Aditya K. Singh; Pushpendra K. Shukla; Sartaj W. Khan; Vazir S. Rathee; Udai Shankar Dwivedi; Sameer Trivedi Purpose: A modified Clavien classification system has been proposed to grade perioperative complications. We share our experience in grading the complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy...

... types of anesthesia and may be affected by the patient condition. The purpose of this study was to examine pulmonary complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and to search for associations between the pre- and intra- operative factors and the risk of post-operative pulmonary...

...Magdy Ahmed El-Tabey; Osama Abdel-Wahab Abd-Allah; Ahmed Sebaey Ahmed; Ehab Mohammed El-Barky; Yasser Abdel-Sattar Noureldin Objective: Preliminary study to assess the feasibility and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) as an ambulatory procedure. Patients and Methods: Between February...

.... Urolithiasis Percutaneous nephrolithotomy Ureterorenoscopy Minimally invasive surgery Incidence of stone formation in the urinary tract is increasing. It forms a major global medical problem in different healthcare systems [ 1 ]. Urolithiasis may cause severe pain, damage of renal function or even...

...Ayhan Karaköse; Özgu Aydogdu; Yusuf Z. Atesci Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Amplatz sheath size used in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) on postoperative outcome, bleeding, and renal impairment rates. Materials and Methods: One-hundred and ten patients who underwent uneventful...

..., extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and surgical treatment. In such patients, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) as a method of stone treatment has been reported in few cases with limited experience. The aim of this study is to present our experience of PNL in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease...

...Takashi Kawahara; Hiroki Ito; Hideyuki Terao; Takehiko Ogawa; Hiroji Uemura; Yoshinobu Kubota; Junichi Matsuzaki Complete staghorn calculi are typically managed with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). However, dilating nephrostomy and inserting a nephro access sheath can be difficult to perform...

...James A. Brown; Audrey C. Rhee Background: High volume percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) surgeons (>25 cases annually) historically report stone-free rates of 80–90%. We investigated whether a lower volume primary PCNL practice (<10 cases annually) yields comparable results. Methods: Charts...

...R. Chanc Walters; Sean P. Stroup; Michael G. Santomauro; James O. L’Esperance; Brian K. Auge Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the preferred treatment of large renal stones. Using fibrin seal-ants for PCNL is known to be safe and feasible. We evaluated the safety, efficacy...