Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To focus on the technique and results of a single percutaneous puncture for the management of staghorn renal calculi. RECENT FINDINGS: The success rate for treating staghorn calculi with a single percutaneous puncture is over 90%. Animal and clinical studies seem to suggest that a single percutaneous access may be associated with reduced morbidity when compared with multiple percutaneous access punctures. SUMMARY: A single percutaneous access, whenever feasible, offers reduced morbidity without compromising excellent stone-free rates in the management of staghorn calculi.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 224-228 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Current opinion in urology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2008 |
Keywords
- Nephrolithiasis
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Staghorn calculus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology