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Complete supine tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Author(s) -

Siavash Falahatkar,

Alireza Farzan,

Aliakbar Allahkhah,

Nadia Rastjou Herfeh,

Samaneh Esmaeili

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

urology journal

Language(s) - English

DOI - 10.22037/uj.v11i2.2575

Although,percutaneousnephrolithotomy(PCNL)hasbeenusuallyperformedinthe pronepositionbutrecentlyotherpositionslikesupineandcompletesupinehave beenrecommendedbysomeendourologists.(1-8)Thepronepositionhasnumerous disadvantagesbutalotofpublisheddatahavedenotedsomeadvantagesofthesupinePCNL, including less patient handling, easier access to the urethra, position changing in spinal or regionalanesthesiaiseasier,betteraccesstotheairwayofthepatients,easieraccesstothe uppercalyces,evacuationofstonefragment,feasibilityofsimultaneousureteroscopy,puncturesiteisfarfromthefluoroscopytube,shorteroperativetime,morecomfortforthepatient, lessriskofcoloninjuryandhighertoleranceforpulmonaryorcardiovasculardisease.(1,7-8) We aimed to share our experience of the complete supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (csPCNL)withothersbyavideopresentationwiththedetailsofthetechnique.

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