TY - JOUR
T1 - Nephrostolithotomy
T2 - Percutaneous techniques for urinary calculus removal
AU - Castaneda-Zuniga, W. R.
AU - Clayman, R.
AU - Smith, A.
AU - Rusnak, B.
AU - Herrera, M.
AU - Amplatz, K.
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - Recently the technique of percutaneous nephrostomy has been modified to allow the percutaneous extraction of urinary calculi. This communication describes experience with the percutaneous extraction of 63 calculi from the urinary tract. An overall success rate of 87%, a low incidence of complications (about 3%), a fast recovery, and sooner return to work are obtained. Several technical variants including grasping, fragmentation, flushing, and removal under direct vision have been used. In most cases, a combination of the different techniques has to be used in one patient. Essential to the technique is the introduction of large dilators into the kidney.
AB - Recently the technique of percutaneous nephrostomy has been modified to allow the percutaneous extraction of urinary calculi. This communication describes experience with the percutaneous extraction of 63 calculi from the urinary tract. An overall success rate of 87%, a low incidence of complications (about 3%), a fast recovery, and sooner return to work are obtained. Several technical variants including grasping, fragmentation, flushing, and removal under direct vision have been used. In most cases, a combination of the different techniques has to be used in one patient. Essential to the technique is the introduction of large dilators into the kidney.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.139.4.721
DO - 10.2214/ajr.139.4.721
M3 - Article
C2 - 6981934
AN - SCOPUS:0019971450
VL - 139
SP - 721
EP - 726
JO - Research in Microbiology
JF - Research in Microbiology
SN - 0923-2508
IS - 4
ER -