Role of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Techniques-Micro and Ultra-Mini PCNL (<15F) in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of endourology Vol. 31; no. 9; p. 816
• Main Authors: Jones, Patrick, Bennett, Grace, Aboumarzouk, Omar M, Griffin, Stephen, Somani, Bhaskar K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Hematuria - epidemiology; Humans; Infant; Kidney Calculi - surgery; Miniaturization; Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous - instrumentation; Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous - methods; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Period; Renal Colic - epidemiology; Treatment Outcome; minimally invasive surgery; urinary calculi; urologic surgical procedures; child

Management of pediatric stone disease is challenging, with standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) having a good stone-free rate (SFR), but with associated high complication rates. Miniaturization of this technique has led to the rise of minimally invasive PCNL techniques such as micro (<10F...