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ArticleTurkish journal of urology2018

Total tubeless ultra-mini supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A feasibility study.

Sandeep Gupta, Susanta Kumar Das, Dilip Kumar Pal

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Article in Turkish journal of urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sandeep GuptaDepartment of Urology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-3950
Susanta Kumar DasDepartment of Urology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3293-154X
Dilip Kumar PalDepartment of Urology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9356-642X
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for treating low-volume renal nephrolithiasis is being used as an alternative modality to the conventional PCNL. However its use in the supine position has been scarcely reported. MATERIAL AND

methodsPatients who underwent ultra-mini PCNL in the supine position within the time frame of January 2017 to July 2017 were studied. All these patients had this as their first-line treatment. The patients had calculus limited to either a single calyx or just extending to the pelvis and the stone size was less than 2 cm in its maximal dimension. An 8.5 Fr operating nephroscope was used. The patients were positioned in the Galdakao modified Valdivia supine position. The stones were fragmented using Holmium-YAG laser. Various surgical outcomes including duration of the surgery, stone-free rate and any subsequent complications-if any-were analyzed.

resultsThe study includes a series of 14 patients with 15 renal units (one patient treated with bilateral renal stone disease). The mean age of the patients was 39.07 years and body mass index was 25.5 kg/m

conclusionUltra-mini PCNL in supine position with a complete tubeless approach for renal stone disease is a safe method for treating low-volume disease. Studies with a larger cohort may be required to finally validate this technique.

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