Background A 59-year-old man was admitted to hospital for investigation of a 1-year history of intermittent hematuria. He had undergone ileal ureteral replacement for left renal stones 36 years ...

Despite case reports of successful percutaneous nephrolithotomy in kidney transplants, concerns persist about the risks of technical difficulties, injury of adjacent organs, and impaired wound healing ...

1. Which doctors perform percutaneous nephrolithotomy? Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is performed by an urologist. 2. What are the other procedures used to treat kidney stones? Smaller kidney stones ...

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 ...

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 minimally ...

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 ...

Figure 1. CT of the abdomen without contrast showing large subcapsular hematoma in the left kidney (arrow). A computed tomography scan of the abdomen without contrast revealed an 11.6 x 4.4x 10.2 cm ...