Percutaneous Stone Surgery in Spina Bifida Patients––Are Stone-Free Rates Worth the Risk? | Zendy

Rajeev Chaudhry | Zendy; Katherine Theisen | Zendy; Heidi A. Stephany | Zendy; Francis X. Schneck | Zendy; Glenn M. Can | Zendy; Michael C. Ost | Zendy

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Percutaneous Stone Surgery in Spina Bifida Patients––Are Stone-Free Rates Worth the Risk?

Author(s) -

Rajeev Chaudhry,

Katherine Theisen,

Heidi A. Stephany,

Francis X. Schneck,

Glenn M. Can,

Michael C. Ost

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of endourology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.121

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1557-900X

pISSN - 0892-7790

DOI - 10.1089/end.2016.0769

Subject(s) - medicine , cobb angle , kyphosis , percutaneous , scoliosis , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , surgery , cohort , torso , radiography , anatomy

Percutaneous stone surgery can be challenging in spina bifida (SB) patients due to their body habitus and spinal cord anomalies. A safe surgical approach may necessitate acceptance of lower stone-free (SF) rates. We seek to determine if anatomic complexity, as measured by spinal cord curvature and torso length, is associated with SF rates after percutaneous stone surgery in SB patients. We hypothesize that increasing anatomic complexity is associated with lower SF rates following percutaneous stone surgery.

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