OBJECTIVE: This review focuses on a step-by-step approach to percutaneous
nephrolithotomy (PNL) and its complications and management. METHODS: Based on …

OBJECTIVE:: We review the indications of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PNL), its safety
and efficacy when applied to various patient groups as well as the different points of …

OBJECTIVE To report our experience with over 300 patients treated with percutaneous
nephrolithotomy (PNL), for although PNL was established as a treatment in the 1970s, its …

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a common surgical treatment for large and complex stones
within the intrarenal collecting system. A wide variety of complications can result from this …

Prevention and treatment of complications following percutan... : Current Opinion in Urology
Prevention and treatment of complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy : Current …

Purpose: To evaluate major and minor complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy
(PCNL) and their management in our consecutive cases. Materials and Methods: We …

This article summarizes the history of how renal stones have been treated over the centuries
and reviews current treatments and outcomes for renal stones. The authors provide an …

Background and Purpose: The advantage of upper-pole access for nephrolithotomy is direct
access to most of the intrarenal collecting system and upper ureter. Upper-pole access can …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the success and complication rates of staghorn calculi treated
through the upper pole calix, lower/middle calices, and multiple access. METHODS …

In a joint study between Duke University, North Carolina and London, a simultaneous
combination of flexible ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy was used to reduce …