title: Review on renal recovery after anatrophic nephrolithotomy: Are we really healing our patients?
abstract: The main goals for urinary stone treatment are to preserve renal function, reduce or avoid complications related to calculi, and to render the patient free of calculi as soon as possible. Anatrophic nephrolithotomy (ANL) is a valid and useful alternative for conventional staghorn calculi excision. Although excellent stone free rates can be achieved with ANL there are some drawbacks that may be of concern. Morbidity related to intraoperative and postoperative complications is one of them. Another, great concern is the possibility of reduction on renal function related to the procedure itself. This may be related to nephron injury during nephrotomy and parenchymal closure or to ischemic injury. In this review we assess functional results after anatrophic nephrolithotomy.
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque Dos Santos
authors: Lde A
authors: Abreu
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: Douglas Gregório
authors: DG
authors: Camilo-Silva
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Fiedler
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: Gustavo Barboza
authors: GB
authors: Corguinha
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: Matheus Miranda
authors: MM
authors: Paiva
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: João Antonio
authors: JA
authors: Pereira-Correia
authors: Leonardo de Albuquerque dos Santos Abreu, Douglas Gregório Camilo-Silva, Gustavo Fiedler, Gustavo Barboza Corguinha, Matheus Miranda Paiva, João Antonio Pereira-Correia, Valter José Fernandes Muller, Department of Urology, Servidores do Estado Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20221-903, Brazil.
authors: Valter José Fernandes
authors: VJ
authors: Muller
keywords: Anatrophic nephrolithotomy; Kidney lithiasis; Kidney stone disease; Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy; Staghorn calculus