Laser lithotripsy is commonest method of stone disintegration during PCNL. The smaller size of fibre leads to miniaturization of PCNL. The advent of high-power laser improved had advantage of higher ablation rates leading to ...
Mini-PCNL in supine position offsets the disadvantages of prone position and gives the choice of spinal anesthesia for the procedure. Local anesthetic techniques including the ultrasound-guided truncal blocks are evolving as an option for these procedures. Use of supine position over prone position,...
We confirmed the excellent results of the mini-PCNL procedure by the absence of any pieces of residual stone in a plain film of the abdomen administered postsurgery. 4. Conclusion We successfully treated complex renal calculi and proximal ureteral calculi using miniature percutaneous nephrolithotomy. ...
Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for large and complex renal stone: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Endourol. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2021.0761. Article PubMed Google Scholar Morales-Conde S, Peeters A, Meyer YM, ...
Mini-PCNL (mPCNL) was found to be equally safe and effective than standard 1 3Vol.:(0123456789) 1 830 World Journal of Urology (2022) 40:1829–1837 procedure but with lower blood loss and transfusion rates [5]; moreover, PCNL with vacuum-assisted devices were associated with lower ...
To summarize, the mini-track, mini-nephroscopy, mini-ultrasonic probe PCNL with US guidance is an effective and safe procedure for percutaneous nephrolithotomy of upper ureteral and kidney stones. Moreover, it may serve as an alternative method to RIRS or PCNL in managing stones of size 20–40...
while small stones were crushed by a 200 μm fiber holmium laser, with a lithotripsy energy of 0.8 J, frequency of 30 Hz, and power of 24 W. The stones were flushed out of the calyx through the PCNL channel by increasing the pressure of flushing. After all the stones had been cleared...
To assess the safety, efficacy, and stone-free rate (SFR) of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for the management of lower calyceal stones of ⩽2 cm, and to determine the advantages and disadvantages of each. In all, 120 patients with lo...
The hydrodynamic basis of the vacuum cleaner effect in continuous-flow PCNL instruments: an empiric approach and mathematical model. Purpose Passive removal of stone fragments in the irrigation stream is one of the characteristics in continuous-flow PCNL instruments. So far the physical ... R Mager...
Intraoperative problems and postoperative complications were mainly attributed to the mini-PCNL procedure itself rather than to the analgesic regimen administered. No complications related to the modality of anesthesia were encountered. The mean visual analogue pain scale score at the end of the procedure...