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Chinese minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy: the Guangzhou experience
Xun Li1, Zhaohui He, Kaijun Wu
1Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangdong, China.
Background And Purpose:
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) using a small tract is controversial, and its indication is considered limited. In our center, however, we have performed Chinese minimally invasive PCNL regularly for managing upper-tract calculi. We report our experience.
Patients And Methods:
Our technique is not just about using smaller instruments and tracts. Our overall approach is different from the standard PCNL. We preferred a middle caliceal puncture via the 11th rib space and also relied mainly on a strong irrigant current for stone fragment removal. We reviewed and analyzed the prospectively collected database on patients who underwent minimally invasive (MPCNL) from 2001 to 2005.
Results:
A total of 4760 MPCNL procedures were performed in 3610 kidneys. There were 1240 staghorn stones and 85 ureteral stones. There were 14 transplanted kidneys and 27 cases of horseshoe kidneys. The average operative time was 78 minutes. The stone-free rate at postoperative day 2 was 89%. The major complication rate was 0.86%.
Conclusion:
Our experience with the Chinese MPCNL shows that it is safe and effective for managing all kinds of upper-tract calculi.
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