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Tips for Mini and Micro PCNL

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Mini and Micro percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) techniques were born with the aim of reducing the trauma associated with the procedure. The main advantages of instrument miniaturization are less bleeding, and more likelihood of a tubeless intervention, with reduced post-operative pain, without interfering with the stone-free rates. The purpose of this chapter is to give practical tips that may be useful to make the procedure safer and prevent complications.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

    G. Bianchi MD & R. Galli MD

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  1. Department of Urology, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, United Kingdom

    Abhay Rané

  2. Department of Urology, Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

    Burak Turna

  3. Case Western University, University Hospitals Urology Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Riccardo Autorino

  4. Urology, SLK Kliniken, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Jens J. Rassweiler

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Bianchi, G., Galli, R. (2017). Tips for Mini and Micro PCNL. In: Rané, A., Turna, B., Autorino, R., Rassweiler, J. (eds) Practical Tips in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4348-2_47

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