ReviewUrolithiasis2018
Miniaturisation of PCNL.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Comparison of postoperative outcomes of mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy and standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a meta-analysis.Urolithiasis · 2022Pooled it
- Antegrade flexible ureteroscopy-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn calculi: a prospective randomized controlled study.Urolithiasis · 2024Trial
- The Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy with Different Access Sizes for the Single Renal Stone ≤25 mm: A Randomized Prospective Study.Urologia internationalis · 2022Trial
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- Research Progress in Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Upper Urinary Tract Stones: A Review.Research and reports in urology · 2026Review
- Residual fragments after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: is it mandatory to treat them all?Urolithiasis · 2025Article
- Comparison on Surgical Outcomes of Mini-Versus Standard-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Staghorn Calculi: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Urology research & practice · 2025Review
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- Comparison of lithotripsy methods during mini-PNL: is there a role for ballistic lithotripsy in the era of high-power lasers.BMC urology · 2024Article
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in supine position with less than 24-hour hospital stay; a single-center experience.Arab journal of urology · 2024Article
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- Quality and utility of YouTube videos about mPCNL.Urolithiasis · 2022Article
- Is There Still a Place for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Current Times?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Pediatric Urolithiasis: Current Surgical Strategies and Future Perspectives.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Safety and efficacy of a single middle calyx access (MCA) in mini-PCNL.Urolithiasis · 2020Article
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- What is the optimum lithotripsy method for high density stones during mini-PNL? Laser, ballistic or combination of both.Lasers in medical science · 2020Article
- Mini PCNL Over Standard PCNL: What Makes it Better?Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Review
- Reasons for early readmission after percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2019Article
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Abstract
Conventional PCNL leads to a high stone-free rate but is associated with a significant treatment morbidity. To decrease the morbidity of PCNL but to achieve an equal stone-free rate, in 2001 a miniaturised version of a conventional PCNL (Mini-PCNL) was introduced. Meanwhile numerous modifications of the Mini-PCNL were reported. The ongoing experience with the Mini-PCNL technique showed that Mini-PCNL is not only a miniaturisation but also a different method to remove the stones, as the stones come out of the calyceal system only by means of the irrigation flow without any further need of forceps or baskets. Due to a limited number of papers in the literature, the guidelines so far do not distinguish between conventional and Mini-PCNL, although the Mini-PCNL already became a frequent treatment modality in daily routine worldwide. From the current point of view, Mini-PCNL can be recommended to treat all kinds of upper urinary tract stones exceeding a diameter of 10 mm. In this context, Mini-PCNL is a treatment alternative to flexible ureterorenoscopy, SWL and conventional PCNL. The available literature shows that the morbidity of Mini-PCNL is less and the stone-free rate is equal to that of conventional PCNL. It seems that there is no limitation to Mini-PCNL in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones. The future will show what kind of further miniaturisation of the Mini-PCNL procedure will be appropriate.
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