Incidence, Prevention, and Management of Complications Following Percutaneous Nephrolitholapaxy

• Published in: European urology Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 146 - 158
• Main Authors: Seitz, Christian, Desai, Mahesh, Häcker, Axel, Hakenberg, Oliver W., Liatsikos, Evangelos, Nagele, Udo, Tolley, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.01.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Blood transfusion; Case reports; Classification; Clavien; Complication; Data processing; Epidemiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Hand; Humans; Incidence; Language; Literature reviews; Lithiasis; Management; Medical sciences; Mortality; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - adverse effects; Parenteral nutrition; PCNL; Percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy; PNL; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Prevention; Quality control; Review; Reviews; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Side effects; Treatment Outcome; Urinary lithiasis; Urolithiasis; Urolithiasis - epidemiology; Urolithiasis - therapy; Urology; Prevention; PCNL; Urolithiasis; Complication; Management; Review; Clavien; Incidence; Percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy; PNL; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Epidemiology; Urology; Urinary stone; Percutaneous route; Clinical management; Lithiasis; Bibliographic review

Incidence, prevention, and management of complications of percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy (PNL) still lack consensus. To review the epidemiology of complications and their prevention and management. A literature review was performed using the PubMed database between 2001 and May 1, 2011, restricted t...