title: Case report: conservative treatment of liver injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
abstract: Liver injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is very rare and is usually overlooked. In this report, we present a case of inadvertent liver injury during right supracostal PCNL and describe diagnostic tools, conservative management measures, and outcome. A literature review of potential risk factors and suggested techniques to avoid injuring the liver during PCNL is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, University Hospital, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. ar_el_nahas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmed R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: El-Nahas
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Ramadan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ellaithy
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abol-Enein
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed