Investigators assessed suction-assisted mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for treating stones in anomalous kidneys in a multicenter, real-world prospective study.

For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another minimally ...

Urologist-gained renal access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with significantly lower 90-day rates of hospital readmission and blood transfusion compared with radiologist-gained access ...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a commonly used management strategy for upper urinary tract calculi; however, it is associated with adverse effects including fever, UTI, septicaemia and ...

Kidney stones send more than 500,000 people to the emergency room each year, according to The National Kidney Foundation, and it is estimated that one in 10 people will have a kidney stone at some ...

Staghorn kidney stones can be difficult to manage, owing to their size and complexity. Patients may require multiple procedures, especially for bilateral stones. Two new papers show that percutaneous ...

1. Which doctors perform percutaneous nephrolithotomy? Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is performed by an urologist. 2. What are the other procedures used to treat kidney stones? Smaller kidney stones ...

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Julio Davalos, MD, head of Chesapeake Urology’s Kidney Stone Disease Program, is performing a tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy which treats large kidney stones that are untreatable using an ESWL.

May 10, 2023 – For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another ...