Super-mini PCNL (SMP) with suction versus standard PCNL for the management of renal calculi of 1.5 cm-3 cm: a randomized controlled study from a university teaching hospital.

Sanket KankariaKasi Viswanath GaliArun ChawlaSunil Pillai BhaskaraPadmaraj HegdeBhaskar SomaniJean de la RosettePilar Laguna

Published in: World journal of urology (2024)

Super-mini PCNL is equally effective as standard PCNL in treating renal calculi up to 3 cm, with significantly reduced postoperative pain and duration of hospital stay and lower risk of Clavien grade ≥ 3 complications, although with higher operative times.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
healthcare
urinary tract
risk factors
emergency department
acute care