Papillary vs non-papillary access during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Retrospective, match-paired case-control study

• Published in: Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 50 - 52
• Main Authors: Tahra, Ahmet, Sobay, Resul, Bindayi, Ahmet, Suceken, Ferhat Yakup, Kucuk, Eyup Veli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy PAGEPress Publications 06.04.2020
• Subjects: Access; Blood Transfusion - statistics & numerical data; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Creatinine - blood; Dilatation - methods; Female; Hematocrit; Humans; Kidney Calculi - blood; Kidney Calculi - surgery; Kidney Calices - surgery; Length of Stay; Male; Matched-Pair Analysis; Middle Aged; Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous - adverse effects; Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous - methods; Non-papillary; Operative Time; Papillary; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Postoperative Complications; Punctures - methods; Retrospective Studies

The most crucial steps of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) are the percutaneous access and dilation of the access route. Recent literature suggests that papillary access to renal calyx is the accepted method. Despite this rule, we do not always make papillary puncture and we puncture wherever we...