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Evaluation of Pleural Following after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: An Analysis of 49 Cases
Aim: Thoracic complications developing after percutaneous nephrolithotomy and the efficacy of their treatment were studied. Methods: Among 2527 patients who were operated on using the percutaneous nephrolithotomy technique for kidney stones between ...
Erkan Akar +4 more
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Does percutaneous nephrolithotomy cause elevated cardiac troponins?
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the treatment of choice in large and staghorn renal stones, and myocardial infarction is one the possible complications during and after the surgery.
Hassan Shemirani +5 more
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy [PDF]
Summary— Small mobile stones in the major renal collecting system can be extracted through a percutaneous tract. Initially the radiologist performs a conventional percutaneous needle nephrostomy and inserts a pigtail catheter into the renal pelvis.
J E, Wickham, M J, Kellett
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Percutaneous removal of renal and ureteral stones was attempted in 19 cases through an operatively established nephrostomy tract and in 181 cases after primary percutaneous puncture. In the latter group failure of the technique or residual stones required surgical intervention in 15 cases. The residual stone rate was 9/19 and 13/168.
P J, Van Cangh +5 more
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy – the puncture [PDF]
Abstract Objective To determine what importance is given to the puncture and assistive technologies in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in the current urological literature. Methods PubMed was searched for English ...
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Impact of Miniaturization on Early Outcome of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy has become the standard procedure for large renal stones but still remains highly challenging due to complications such as bleeding and sepsis, even though it has high stone free rate (SFR).
Mahesh Bahadur Adhikari +4 more
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Development and content validation of the percutaneous nephrolithotomy assessment score [PDF]
Objectives: To develop and content validate a percutaneous nephrolithotomy assessment score, taking into consideration the procedure-specific risks. Methods: This prospective international study utilized the Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis to
Quirke, K. +15 more
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: technique
Percutaneous 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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Vascular air embolism (VAE) is a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Paradoxical air embolization resulting from VAE may be more likely to occur in patients with an atrial-septal defect, such as patent foramen ovale.
Junlong Zhang +4 more
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Background: Amongst all the modalities of treatment for renal stones, percutaneous nephrolithotomy is preferred treatment for large volume renal stone disease.
Ram Sagar Shah +7 more
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