Background A 59-year-old man was admitted to hospital for investigation of a 1-year history of intermittent hematuria. He had undergone ileal ureteral replacement for left renal stones 36 years ...

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 ...

Background. A 32-year-old man was referred to a tertiary care center for stone management. The patient had initially presented to his primary physician 3 months earlier with right flank pain of 2 ...

Renal (kidney) stones can form in one or both kidneys. In laparoscopic nephrolithotomy and pyelolithotomy, small incisions are made in the abdomen and the stones are removed from the kidney using a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Using a flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath (FANS) rather than mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for 2-3 cm kidney stones has been controversial.

Multimedia slide animation to depict stone removal from the kidney with a key hole surgery called Percutaneous Nephro-Lithotomy or PCNL. This is a major endoscopic procedure needing hospitalization ...

Many hospitals around the world, including Vietnam's, give priority to removing kidney stones through the skin telescopically because of more dominant advantages compared to open surgeries. Binh Dan ...