1. Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Management of Lower Pole Renal Stones 2cm or Less
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Ashraf Mosharafa Ahmed A. Morsy and Mohamed Abd El-Wahed Ahmed M. Shouman
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,business.industry ,Stone free ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Lower pole ,Lithotripsy ,Surgery ,Safety profile ,Effective treatment ,Medicine ,Operative time ,business ,Percutaneous nephrolithotomy - Abstract
Background: The best management of lower calyceal stones remains debatable. Small lower calyceal stones are usually managed with SWL, RIRS or PNL.Aim of Study: This study aims to assess the safety, efficacy and complications of minimally invasive percutaneous neph-rolithotomy (mini PNL) in lower calyceal stones.Patients and Methods: Patients with lower calyceal radio-opaque unilateral stones £2cm were enrolled and underwent mini PNL between February 2014 and January 2016 using a semi rigid ureteroscope through a 16Fr sheath and holmium laser lithotripsy. Patients were considered stone free when no stones or residuals
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- 2018
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