Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) versus standard PCNL: Results and complications

Ultra-mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) versus standard PCNL: A randomised clinical trial

Objective To assess the effectiveness and advantages of ultra-mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (UM-PCNL) versus standard PCNL (S-PCNL), as one of the most important differences between the various PCNL techniques is the size of the renal access, which contributes to the broad spectrum of complications and outcomes. Patients and methods This clinical randomised trial was conducted in 2016. In...

PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy): first year experience.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in horse shoe kidneys.

OBJECTIVE To review our experience of PCNL in horse shoe kidneys. METHODS Between June 2001 and January 2005 we performed PCNL in 16 Horse shoe kidneys in 14 patients with calculi, 2 patients had bilateral calculi. Percutaneous puncture was made with patient in prone position. Their ages ranged between 4 to 52 years with a mean age of 26.3 years. Our mean stone burden was 820 mm2 (range 40-13...

A novel percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) set: The ‘Economical One-shot PCNL Set’ (Ecoset)

OBJECTIVES To suggest a novel disposable percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) set that we named the 'Economical One-shot PCNL Set' (Ecoset), which consists of a single 30-F dilator, 30-F sheath, and 8-F polyurethane dilator, as use of a 'one-shot' dilatation technique during PCNL is becoming widespread. PATIENT AND METHODS The medical records of 42 patients with kidney stones who had undergone...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in kidneys with fusion and rotation anomalies.

OBJECTIVES Fusion and rotation anomalies are among the most common anomalies of the kidneys especially the horseshoe kidneys that have abnormal mixtures of malrotation, ectopia and fusion. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in horseshoe kidney and malrotation kidney is challenging. We report PCNL in 10 horseshoe kidneys and 4 kidneys with congenital malrotation. MATERIAL AND METHOD PCNL was ...