Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy in children using miniature instruments.
A.B. Vardak,
L.D. Arustamov,
Yu.E. Rudin
et al.
Abstract:Introduction. Currently, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy is the main treatment for large and coral-like kidney stones in children. The purpose of the study was to increase the effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in children using miniature-sized instruments. Materials and methods. For the period from 2008 to 2019, 320 children aged 1 to 17 years underwent nephrolithotripsy in the pediatric department of the N. Lopatkin Scientific Research Institute of Urology. Depending on the size of the i… Show more
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