Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a common urological procedure for the treatment of renal pelvis and upper ureteric stones. It is associated with a number of different complications which can be broadly divided into access and nephrolithotomy related complications. Whilst reported, splenic injury is an unusual and rare complication. We describe the management of a trans-splenic access ass...

OBJECTIVE To compare post-operative outcomes between tubeless and conventional large-bore nephrostomy tube drainage following percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children. METHODS The study comprised 54 patients under 14 years of age who were undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy at 60 renal units and met the inclusion criteria. They were randomised to placement of a 16F nephrostomy tube (Group...

OBJECTIVE To present our experience in surgical management of urolithiasis in patients after urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty patients with urolithiasis after urinary diversion received intervention. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, percutaneous based antegrade ureteroscopy with semi-rigid or flexible ureteroscope, transurethral reservoir lithotripsy, percutaneous pouch lithotripsy...

We report a case of retained Double J ureteral stent with huge, multiple calculi at both ends in a 10-year-old female child. The renal and bladder calculi were managed by percutaneous nephrolithotomy and percutaneous cystolitholapaxy in a single sitting.

PURPOSE To share the experience of the authors with the urological family in the world by the review of literature on supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). MATERIALS AND METHODS We have searched all the available databases, including PubMed or MEDLINE and Embase Biomedical Database to find any English articles related to supine PCNL from 1998 to 2010. Of 17 studies, 11 were case series ...