title: Percutaneous stone extraction in one single session.
abstract: Elective percutaneous nephrolithotomy in 137 consecutive cases is reviewed. Radiological puncture, dilation, placement of a nephrostomy tube and endoscopic lithotomy were always done in a single session, with the patient under general anesthesia. Thirty-six patients had a renal operation at the site of percutaneous nephrolithotomy. An adequate tract was formed in 94.9% of the cases. Ninety percent of the targeted calculi were removed successfully. Average anesthesia time was 90 min and mean hospitalization 6 days. Complications were few and patients returned to work earlier than after an open operation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization