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 ...

In older children and adolescents, URS provides similar stone clearance to PCNL, but postoperative relief is not better. Ureteroscopy (URS) is as effective as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for ...

Many widespread kidney stones treatments have nasty side effects. New research reveals many shortcomings of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In short, PCNL can cause additional health problems.

Staghorn kidney stones can be difficult to manage, owing to their size and complexity. Patients may require multiple procedures, especially for bilateral stones. Two new papers show that percutaneous ...

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

Julio Davalos, MD, head of Chesapeake Urology’s Kidney Stone Disease Program, is performing a tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy which treats large kidney stones that are untreatable using an ESWL.

Struvite stones form a subset of kidney stones that are exclusively associated with urease-producing bacteria Stone culture at the time of treatment or urine culture from the renal pelvis provides ...

May 10, 2023 – 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...