ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2018
Prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy: its advantages and our technique for puncture.
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- Flank-free modified supine vs. prone position for pediatric nephrolithotripsy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2024Pooled it
- Comparing the outcomes of non-papillary versus papillary mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of multiple renal stones: a prospective randomized study.Urolithiasis · 2026Trial
- Safety and complications of upper pole puncture in supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of surgical intervention for Urolithiasis in patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review.World journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) consensus on miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy.Military Medical Research · 2024Article
- A Randomized Control Trial to Compare Hemodynamic Parameters of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Under Combined Spinal-Epidural and General Anesthesia in a Tertiary Hospital.Local and regional anesthesia · 2023Article
- One-stage versus staged ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for simultaneous ureteral and renal stones.Current urology · 2022Article
- Case selection and implementation of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy.Translational andrology and urology · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is considered the treatment of choice for large urinary calculi and staghorn lithiasis. The approach for this surgery may be either supine or prone, and different access techniques are described in the literature with the use of ultrasound, fluoroscopy, or both combined. We believe that prone PCNL offers to the urologist key advantages, such as the possibility of puncturing anatomically abnormal urinary tracts, to perform multiple percutaneous tracts in the same kidney, experiencing the vacuum cleaner effect, ease of exploring the upper calyx through the inferior calyx, possibility to perform endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) and bilateral simultaneous surgery, and to performed over local anesthesia. An adequate training for the endourologist should include both the prone and supine techniques for PCNL and to know which patient can benefit the most from each one.
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