Using Intraoperative Portable CT Scan to Minimize Reintervention Rates in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Prospective Trial

• Published in: Journal of endourology Vol. 36; no. 10; p. 1382
• Main Authors: Patel, Parth M, Kandabarow, Alexander M, Chuang, Eric, McKenzie, Kevin, Druck, Aleksander, Seffren, Christopher, Blanco-Martinez, Enrique, Capoccia, Edward, Farooq, Ahmer V, Branch, Jeffrey, Turk, Thomas M T, Baldea, Kristin G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Humans; Kidney Calculi - diagnostic imaging; Kidney Calculi - surgery; Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous; Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - methods; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; computed tomography; intraoperative; nephrolithiasis; reintervention; percutaneous nephrolithotomy

More than 40% of patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) are left with residual stone fragments and often require secondary procedures. Portable CT (PCT) technology allows surgeons to obtain intraoperative cross-sectional imaging, identify and extract residual stones immediately, and...