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- Title
Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.
- Authors
Gupta, Narmada P.; Kesarwani, Pawan; Goel, Rajiv; Aron, Monish
- Abstract
Introduction: To assess the efficacy, safety and morbidity of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Materials and Methods: One hundred and fifty-two patients with renal and upper ureteric calculi were included in this study. Sixty-nine patients (71 renal units; group 1) in whom no nephrostomy tube was placed at the conclusion of the procedure was compared with a similar control group of 83 patients (group 2) in whom a nephrostomy tube was placed. Operating time, blood loss, analgesia requirement, puncture site urinary leakage, hospital stay and mean convalescence period were compared in both groups. Results: Both groups were similar with respect to age, sex distribution and stone size. Operating time and blood loss were less in group 1 although they did not reach statistical significance. The mean analgesic requirement, puncture site urinary leakage and hospital stay were significantly less in group 1. Conclusion: Tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a safe and effective procedure in this selected group of patients. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
LITHOTOMY; URINARY organ surgery; NEPHROSTOMY; PATIENTS; CONVALESCENCE
- Publication
Urologia Internationalis, 2005, Vol 74, Issue 1, p58
- ISSN
0042-1138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000082711