The Accordion stone management device is a hydrophilic microcatheter-based tool that blocks stone migration. This instrument has been described for use during ureteroscopy to prevent retropulsion of stone fragments. We used this device during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in 30 patients to prevent antegrade migration of stone fragments (group 1), and find that the device is easily inserte...

The incidence of kidney stones in children has increased recent years. Unlike adults, the treatment pediatric is more difficult because size and high risk recurrence.
 present study aimed to evaluate management with percutaneous nephrolithotomy general both types (PCNL).
 Methods. This retrospective cross-sectional was conducted at Al-Safeer Al-Imam Al-Hussein Hospital from November 1...

Today, shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and flexible ureterorenoscopy (URS) are the most widely used modalities for the management of renal stones. In earlier series, treatment success of renal calculi assessed with KUB radiography, ultrasound, or intravenous pyelography which are less sensitive than CT that leads to be diversity of study results in reporting o...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of previous unsuccessful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment on the performance and outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). PATIENTS AND METHODS Of 1625 PCNL procedures performed in our clinic, 393 renal units with similar stone burden and number of accesses was included in the present study. We categorised the study patients into tw...

OBJECTIVE To assess the safety, efficacy, and stone-free rate (SFR) of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for the management of lower calyceal stones of ⩽2 cm, and to determine the advantages and disadvantages of each. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 120 patients with lower calyceal stones of ⩽2 cm were randomly divided into two equal groups: G...

PURPOSE We investigated the characteristics and management of patients with intravenous misplacement of a nephrostomy tube. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between July 2007 and July 2013, 4148 patients with urolithiasis underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in our hospital. Intravenous misplacement of a nephrostomy tube occurred in two of these patients. Another patient with intravenous mispla...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether parenchymal thickness (PT), in combination with stone density measured by Hounsfield Units (HU), affects stone-free rates after PCNL. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between PT in combination with stone density values and the outcomes of PCNL. MATERIAL AND METHODS From 2009 to 2014, data from 216 PCNL patients were prospectively ...

OBJECTIVE To present the results of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for treating staghorn stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS A database was compiled from the computerised files of patients who underwent PCNL for staghorn stones between 1999 and 2009. The study included 238 patients (128 males and 110 females) with a mean (SD) age of 48.9 (14) years, who underwent 242 PCNLs, and included staghor...

INTRODUCTION Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a standard, safe, and efficient method for removing large renal calculi. Despite development of endourologic equipment, complications of the PCNL are still prevalent. Even though therapeutic modalities such as mini-micro PCNL have been developed in recent years, the complications are a serious concern yet. The most important complication is he...

AIMS Prone and supine positions for percutaneous nephrolithotomy are widely used but have their drawbacks. We report a new positioning method called "flank suspended supine position" (FSSP) for PCNL and describe our experience with PCNL in this position to evaluate its safety and efficacy. METHODS Retrospective study of 150 cases of renal stone patients treated with PCNL in a new position cal...