Does body mass index effect the success of percutaneous nephrolithotomy?
OBJECTIVE
In obese patients, the management of renal calculi presents a number of challenges for urologists. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) procedure in obese and morbidly obese patients.


METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed the medical files of 2360 patients treated with PNL between March 2002 and April 2013. The patients were stratified into four groups according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of body mass index (BMI): <25 kg/m(2) (average), 25-29.9 kg/m(2) (overweight), 30-39.9 kg/m(2) (obese), and >40 kg/m(2) (morbidly obese). Patients under 18 years of age and those with a body mass index under 18 kg/m(2) were excluded from the study. Intra-, and postoperative outcomes of PNL were compared between groups.


RESULTS
A total of 2102 patients with a mean age of 43±13.62 years were enrolled in the study. The mean stone size, mean number of stones, staghorn stone rate and history of previous shock wave lithotripsy were similar in all groups. The overall stone-free rate was 82 percent. The mean operation time was longer in the morbidly obese group but it was not significantly different from that in the other groups. No differences were observed in hospital stay, complication or stone-free rate among four study groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a safe and effective treatment for renal stone disease. Body mass index does not affect the success or complication rate in PNL.
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abdülmuttalip
A
Şimşek
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Faruk
F
Özgör
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Fatih
MF
Akbulut
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Onur
O
Küçüktopçu
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Yalçın
AY
Berberoğlu
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ömer
Ö
Sarılar
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Murat
M
Binbay
Department of Urology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Yaser
AY
Müslümanoğlu
Body mass index; kidney stone; percutaneous nephrolithotomy