Impact of Anterior Kidney Calyx Involvement of Complex Stones on Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Urologia Internationalis
Arif KalkanliZafer Tandoğdu

Abstract

A number of factors that can impact the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures have previously been investigated. Complex stones that extend to the anterior calyx could affect the success and complication rates of PCNL. We analyzed the effect of anterior calyx involvement on the outcomes of patients with complex stones treated with PCNL. A total of 132 consecutive patients who underwent PCNL due to complex stones (multiple, partial staghorn, or staghorn stones) between 2015 and 2017 were enrolled in this study. They were stratified into two groups based on whether the stone extended to the anterior calyx (group 1, n = 45) or not (group 2, n = 87). The stratification was achieved through contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT). Demographics, laboratory tests, and peri- and postoperative findings (operation and fluoroscopy duration, hospital stay, utilization of flexible instruments, access numbers, total blood count change, stone-free rate [SFR], and complications) were compared between the groups. The SFR was evaluated by plain kidney-ureter-bladder radiography or CT. The demographics, operation and fluoroscopy duration, access number, and hospital stay were similar between the groups (p < 0.05). A hi...Continue Reading

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