339 Single Use Flexible Scopes in Percutaneous Renal Surgery

Percutaneous renal surgery for urolithiasis.

Sixty eight consecutive cases of percutaneous renal surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL), were performed on 64 patients (male-41, female-23) at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre from April 1988 to July 1989. All the cases were done as a one stage procedure. Fifty eight stones were large renal or staghorn and ten were ureteric. Thirty cases (41%) were stone free after PCNL alone. Thirty e...

Bowel perforation during percutaneous renal surgery.

INTRODUCTION We report the case of a 74 years old patient presenting bowel lesion in a percutaneous renal surgery to extract a 2.5cm diameter stone. CASE REPORT The access to percutaneous nephrostolithotomy was performed between the 11th and 12th left ribs at the posterior axillary line. An abdominal transversal pad was placed and a guide was passed down the ureter with no difficulty. Surgica...

A novel irrigation system in percutaneous renal surgery.

Percutaneous renal surgery--new model for learning and training.

INTRODUCTION Aiming at promoting and facilitating learning and training in percutaneous renal surgery, we have created an easy to assemble, reproducible and cheap laboratory model. The model was built using pig kidney, foam layer, plastic catheter, linen or cotton holding sutures, and wide scotch tape. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE The kidney with catheterized ureter is fixed and involved in a foam laye...

Day care percutaneous renal surgery--is this viable?

Pros and cons of Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) versus Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) have often been highlighted when one discusses on the management of renal stones. An oft quoted point is that PCNL entails a prolonged hospital stay whereas ESWL sessions are day surgical in nature. However, PCNL has superior stone clearance rate as compared to ESWL especially for lower pol...