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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: One Stage or Two?
Author(s) -
WICKHAM J. E. A.,
MILLER R. A.,
KELLETT M. J.,
PAYNE S. R.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1984.tb06121.x
Subject(s) - percutaneous nephrolithotomy , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , stage (stratigraphy) , medicine , surgery , percutaneous , lithotripsy , geology , paleontology
Summary— Two hundred and fifty cases of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) are described. One hundred and fifty cases were treated in two stages, 100 in a single stage. The one‐stage method has been shown to be as safe as the two‐stage method but should be reserved for those with experience of the technique and who possess adequate instrumentation. PNL has proved to be a preferable option to open stone surgery and a useful alternative to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).