Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases

We report the outcomes of 3,003 percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures performed in our institution between March 1998 and December 2014. The PCNL procedures were performed under general anaesthesia. The ureteral catheter was installed in the supine position during cystoscopy under C-arm flu...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Çamtosun, Hüseyin Çelik, İbrahim Topcu, Cemal Taşdemir, Ramazan Altıntaş, Serhan Çimen, Ali Güneş
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Published: European Medical Journal 2015-06-01
Series:European Medical Journal Urology
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author Ahmet Çamtosun
Hüseyin Çelik
İbrahim Topcu
Cemal Taşdemir
Ramazan Altıntaş
Serhan Çimen
Ali Güneş
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description We report the outcomes of 3,003 percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures performed in our institution between March 1998 and December 2014. The PCNL procedures were performed under general anaesthesia. The ureteral catheter was installed in the supine position during cystoscopy under C-arm fluoroscopy guidance and, after turning the patient into the prone position, the kidney with stone was entered with a metal needle under fluoroscopy. The Amplatz renal dilator set was used (dilation or balloon renal dilator). The nephrostomy catheter was placed in the renal sheath. After completion of PCNL procedures, residual asymptomatic stones of 4 mm or less in size were considered clinically insignificant. Of the total number of patients, 2,699 (89.88%) achieved stone clearance. Bleeding requiring transfusion occurred in 186 cases (6.19%), of which 14 (0.47%) were treated with embolisation angiography. A double-J stent was inserted in 158 patients (5.26%). Pneumothorax occurred in 24 patients (0.80%) and colon perforation occurred in one patient (0.03%). In angiography, the bleeding site was not identified in one patient and open repair was performed. Mean duration of hospitalisation was 3.3 days and the nephrostomy tube was kept for a mean duration of 2.6 days.
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spelling doaj.art-e64408e27ab64349a1e8070515b24f792022-12-22T03:19:39ZengEuropean Medical JournalEuropean Medical Journal Urology2053-42132015-06-01336062Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 CasesAhmet Çamtosun0Hüseyin Çelik1İbrahim Topcu2Cemal Taşdemir3Ramazan Altıntaş4Serhan Çimen5Ali Güneş6Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey We report the outcomes of 3,003 percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures performed in our institution between March 1998 and December 2014. The PCNL procedures were performed under general anaesthesia. The ureteral catheter was installed in the supine position during cystoscopy under C-arm fluoroscopy guidance and, after turning the patient into the prone position, the kidney with stone was entered with a metal needle under fluoroscopy. The Amplatz renal dilator set was used (dilation or balloon renal dilator). The nephrostomy catheter was placed in the renal sheath. After completion of PCNL procedures, residual asymptomatic stones of 4 mm or less in size were considered clinically insignificant. Of the total number of patients, 2,699 (89.88%) achieved stone clearance. Bleeding requiring transfusion occurred in 186 cases (6.19%), of which 14 (0.47%) were treated with embolisation angiography. A double-J stent was inserted in 158 patients (5.26%). Pneumothorax occurred in 24 patients (0.80%) and colon perforation occurred in one patient (0.03%). In angiography, the bleeding site was not identified in one patient and open repair was performed. Mean duration of hospitalisation was 3.3 days and the nephrostomy tube was kept for a mean duration of 2.6 days.http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Percutaneous-Nephrolithotomy-and-Complications-Our-Experience-with-3003-Cases.pdfcomplicationsnephrolithotomypercutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
spellingShingle Ahmet Çamtosun
Hüseyin Çelik
İbrahim Topcu
Cemal Taşdemir
Ramazan Altıntaş
Serhan Çimen
Ali Güneş
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases
European Medical Journal Urology
complications
nephrolithotomy
percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
title Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases
title_full Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases
title_fullStr Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases
title_full_unstemmed Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases
title_short Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and Complications: Our Experience with 3,003 Cases
title_sort percutaneous nephrolithotomy and complications our experience with 3 003 cases
topic complications
nephrolithotomy
percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
url http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Percutaneous-Nephrolithotomy-and-Complications-Our-Experience-with-3003-Cases.pdf
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