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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Technical Aspects

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Urinary Stone Disease

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Urology ((CCU))

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Abstract

In 1976, Fernstrom and Johansson reported the first successful percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in three patients (1). Since then, advances in the design of nephroscopes and new methods to fragment large calculi have increased the safety and efficacy of this operation. PNL is an integral part of modern urological training (2) and is widely performed in both academic and community settings (3). Recently, the American Urology Association (AUA) published its guidelines (4) regarding management of staghorn stones, and PNL holds a central position in the surgical approach for these cases.

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Park, S., Meng, M.V., Stoller, M.L. (2007). Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. In: Stoller, M.L., Meng, M.V. (eds) Urinary Stone Disease. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-972-1_32

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