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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children
Pediatric Surgery International, 2021The high success rates of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the clearance of large renal calculi has made it a primary mode of surgical management in adults. Similarly, in children too PCNL has been gaining ground and the indications for the same are on the rise.
Amit Mungarwadi +3 more
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: technique
World Journal of Urology, 2017Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is considered to be the first line of treatment for large renal stones. Though PCNL comes with higher morbidity, its efficacy is unbeaten by other minimally invasive modalities. However, potential complications, such as bleeding, occur.
T. Knoll +8 more
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Positioning for percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Current Opinion in Urology, 2016To highlight the progressive evolution of the issue of patient positioning for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), explain the history of the prone and supine positions, report respective advantages and drawbacks, critically interpret the past and current literature supporting such arguments, identify the best candidates for each position, and reflect ...
Cecilia Maria Cracco +2 more
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Complications in percutaneous nephrolithotomy
World Journal of Urology, 2014Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is generally considered a safe technique offering the highest stone-free rates after the first treatment as compared to the other minimal invasive lithotripsy techniques. Still, serious complications although rare should be expected following this percutaneous procedure.
Iason Kyriazis +6 more
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Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Journal of Endourology, 2022Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has evolved many a fold and was originally described in supine position by Valdivia et al. In this position, the direction of the tract is posterior and thus preserves a low pressure in the renal pelvis, and thereby reduces the risk of fluid absorption and allows spontaneous clearance/washout of fragments by gravity ...
Ravindra, Sabnis +2 more
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Complications in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
European Urology, 2007This review focuses on a step-by-step approach to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and its complications and management.Based on institutional and personal experience with >1000 patients treated by PNL, we reviewed the literature (Pubmed search) focusing on technique, type, and incidence of complications of the procedure.Complications during or after
Jens Rassweiler +2 more
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Transsplenic Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Journal of Endourology, 2008Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is the treatment of choice for patients with large or complex renal calculi. Although injuries to intra-abdominal organs are rare during PNL, splenic injuries have been reported. The management of a splenic injury after PNL is not well defined; therefore, we performed a study to define a management strategy for such ...
Shelly E. Handa +3 more
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the elderly
Urology, 1994To evaluate the success and morbidity of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) performed in patients aged 65 years and older.A retrospective review of 42 PNLs performed on 33 patients aged 65 years and older was compared with a cohort of 160 PNLs performed on younger patients over the same time period.The presence of complete staghorn calculi (17 of 36 ...
Marshall L. Stoller +3 more
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Advances in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Urologic Clinics of North America, 2013Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the most morbid of the minimally invasive surgeical procedures for stone removal. Over the last 2 decades, refinements in technique and new technology have improved the efficacy and the efficiency of the procedure. Although PCNL has long been the procedure of choice for large and complex stones, it is increasingly
Margaret S. Pearle, Jodi Antonelli
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