title: Simple method of residual stone retrieval through the nephrostomy catheter after PCNL: point of technique.
abstract: A simple technique of removal of residual stone fragments in patients who have undergone percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) and have a nephrostomy tube in situ is described. Under local anesthesia and sedation a rigid 8.5 F ureteroscope is passed through the nephrostomy tube and the stones retrieved. This technique is indicated in patients who have 1-3 residual fragments, none larger than 5 mm, and located in the same calyx or pelvis as the tip of the nephrostomy tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Apul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Monish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aron
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hemal
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D011859:Radiography; D019233:Retreatment; D020709:Ureteroscopes; D018666:Ureteroscopy