Complete supine tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

INTRODUCTION Although,‎percutaneous‎nephrolithotomy‎(PCNL)‎has‎been‎usually‎performed‎in‎the‎ prone‎position‎but‎recently‎other‎positions‎like‎supine‎and‎complete‎supine‎have‎ been‎recommended‎by‎some‎endourologists.(1-8)‎The‎prone‎position‎has‎numerous‎ disadvantages‎but‎a‎lot‎of‎published‎data‎have‎denoted‎some‎advantages‎of‎the‎supine‎PCNL,‎ including less patient handling, easier access to the urethra, position changing in spinal or regional‎anesthesia‎is‎easier,‎better‎access‎to‎the‎airway‎of‎the‎patients,‎easier‎access‎to‎the‎ upper‎calyces,‎evacuation‎of‎stone‎fragment,‎feasibility‎of‎simultaneous‎ureteroscopy,‎puncture‎site‎is‎far‎from‎the‎fluoroscopy‎tube,‎shorter‎operative‎time,‎more‎comfort‎for‎the‎patient,‎ less‎risk‎of‎colon‎injury‎and‎higher‎tolerance‎for‎pulmonary‎or‎cardiovascular‎disease.(1,7-8) We‎ aimed‎ to‎ share‎ our‎ experience‎ of‎ the‎ complete‎ supine‎ percutaneous‎ nephrolithotomy‎ (csPCNL)‎with‎others‎by‎a‎video‎presentation‎with‎the‎details‎of‎the‎technique.‎