Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy for kidney calculi patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a retrospective single center analysis
Abstract:Background: To investigate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in kidney calculi patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).Methods: The data of 22 renal stone patients (25 kidney units) with AS who underwent PCNL in our institute from January 2008 to December 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. General information of these patients, intraoperative and postoperative data were recorded. The primary parameter for efficacy was initial and final stone free rates (SFR) wi… Show more
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