2015
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2015.03.005
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Kidney Stone Disease

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“…Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has become one of the first-line treatments of renal staghorn calculi [1, 2]. In China, the most common 2 types of PCNL are minimally invasive PCNL (MPCNL) using a peel-away sheath and ultrasonic pneumatic lithotripsy through a standard-sized percutaneous tract (standard PCNL).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has become one of the first-line treatments of renal staghorn calculi [1, 2]. In China, the most common 2 types of PCNL are minimally invasive PCNL (MPCNL) using a peel-away sheath and ultrasonic pneumatic lithotripsy through a standard-sized percutaneous tract (standard PCNL).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The management includes medical expulsion therapy, Extra shock wave lithotripsy, ureterorenoscopy (URS)/ lithoclast, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). 6 Most of urology centres in Pakistan, even at district level are at least equipped with facilities of X-rays & ultrasounds to diagnose urinary stone disease, and equipped with instruments at the minimum for open stone surgery.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…7 The presentation ranges from simply asymptomatic or symptoms of chronic kidney disease to life threating metabolic abnormalities. 6 Obstructing stones leads to pre renal acute kidney disease by obstructing urinary flow, often associated with rapid deterioration in renal function. If urinary obstruction not corrected timely, it may lead to irreversible renal damage.…”
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“…[1][2][3] A national cross-sectional survey demonstrated 1.3 million annual emergency department (ED) visits for renal colic in 2009, and kidney stone prevalence in women may be rising. 4,5 Computed tomography (CT) utilization has increased 10-fold in the past 20 years, 4,6-8 stone intervention rates have risen, and ureteroscopic stone removal is now considered an option for all ureteric stones, 9,10 suggesting that renal colic is a dynamic area of care.…”
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