Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with spinal cord injury: should all these patients be automatically assigned a Guy's stone score of 4?

Fabio C M TorricelliFabio C VicentiniLucas ZanettiRodrigo PerrellaGiovanni S MarchiniAlexandre DanilovicCarlos A BatagelloClaudio B MurtaJoaquim F A ClaroMiguel SrougiWilliam C NahasEduardo Mazzucchi

Published in: World journal of urology (2020)

Patients with SCI should not be automatically assigned GSS 4. Stone-free rate is related to stone burden in these patients, although they do show a higher complication rate and a longer hospital stay than non-neurological patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
prognostic factors
spinal cord injury
minimally invasive
risk factors
brain injury