Could Chemical Composition of Stone Influence Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Management of Staghorn Calculi?

Abstract

The management of large renal stones is a challenging situation for the urologists. PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) represents the elective procedure and can be performed as monotherapy or combined with other techniques. This is a retrospective study on 75 patients diagnosed with staghorn calculi at Prof. Dr. Th. Burghele Clinical Hospital who underwent PCNL between 01.01.2018 to 31.06.2018. The aim of this study is to evaluate the correlations between the staghorn chemical composition, the stone free rate and the complication rate after surgery according to modified Clavien Dindo system of evaluation for urological procedures.