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A guide to percutaneous nephrolithotomy

1 July 2019 | | Endourology and Stones
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is now the gold standard approach to treating large renal stones. Since its development in the 1970s, it has undergone a series of refinements that could only have been possible with the symbiosis of both radiological and...

Upper pole access is safe and effective for paediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy

1 September 2018 | | Paediatric Urology, Urologic Oncology | Kidney stone, Pediatrics, Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, Single access, Upper pole access
Upper pole access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) provides a straight access tract to the ureter with easier placement of a guidewire, good exposure of the pelvis and upper ureter, and comfortable manipulations for the treatment of staghorn, large upper caliceal,...

All you need to know about percutaneous nephrolithotomy: supine versus prone and mini versus traditional

1 September 2014 | | Endourology and Stones
Introduction Since the first percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), the technique has undergone many innovations, including modifications in positioning, miniaturisation of instruments and combination with retrograde intra-renal surgery (see Table 1 for an outline of the history of the technique). Controversy has...

EULIS PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy) Workshop

5 December 2019 -7 December 2019