Comparison of two percutaneous nephrolithotomy methods for the treatment of pediatric kidney stones: mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy and standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Kadir KarkinMubariz AydamirovBuğra AksayEyüp KaplanGüçlü GürlenAdem AltunkolFerhat OrtaoğluÖmer Faruk AkgünEdiz VuruşkanZafer Gökhan Gürbüz

Published in: Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale [di] Societa italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica (2024)

Although mini-PCNL has longer surgery time compared to standard PCNL, it should be preferred for the treatment of pediatric kidney stones due to advantages such as similar success and complication rates to standard PCNL, short hospital stay and less postoperative hemoglobin drop.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
healthcare
radiofrequency ablation
patients undergoing
emergency department
combination therapy
replacement therapy
electronic health record