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 ...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally invasive, gold standard procedure used for removing large kidney stones. Creating an access from the skin on the back to the kidney, called renal ...

Despite case reports of successful percutaneous nephrolithotomy in kidney transplants, concerns persist about the risks of technical difficulties, injury of adjacent organs, and impaired wound healing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hospital readmissions are frequent and costly. In many countries health governors focus on unplanned postsurgical hospital readmissions as an objective metric for quality of care. To investigate the ...

2.1.1 Renal stones are hard masses that form from crystals in urine. They range in size from small gravel-like stones to large stones that extend into more than one calyx (staghorn calculi). Although ...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an efficient surgical intervention for removing large kidney stones. However, it is a challenging procedure that requires years of training to perform. To meet ...