title: Percutaneous lithotripsy in morbid obesity.
abstract: Percutaneous lithotripsy is an established, safe, effective method for the management of renal calculi. Obesity long has been associated with increased surgical morbidity and may eliminate a patient from shock wave treatment. We compared 44 obese patients to 226 nonobese patients undergoing percutaneous stone management. Stone number, location and total stone burden were comparable in the obese and nonobese groups. There was no significant difference between the groups in hospital time, operative time, fragment rate, access success rate or morbidity. Percutaneous procedures offer successful alternatives with low morbidity for patients with renal calculous disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Danneberger
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Weinerth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications