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OBJECTIVES: Prolonged urine leakage (PUL) from the percutaneous tract after percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a major complication that necessitates the placement of a urethral Double-J stent. We analyzed the characteristics of patients who had this complication to find out its risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During a 6-year period, 1407 standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures were performed at our institution. Medical charts were reviewed focusing on the patients who required Double-J placement because of PUL from the percutaneous tract for more than 24 hours after removal of the n...

PURPOSE: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is established in urology practice with routine use of fluoroscopic guidance. Herein, we retrospectively evaluated the potential factors affecting the fluoroscopic screening time (FST) during PNL. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 282 patients with documented FST in detail during PNL performed by one surgeon were enrolled in this study. In all cases, PNL was performed on patients in prone position under C-armed fluoroscopy unit. The correlation between the FST and patient and also stone factors, including body mass index (BMI), previous open renal su...

PURPOSE: ESWL and percutaneous nephrolithotomy are the primary treatment modalities for kidney stones. Furthermore, percutaneous nephrolithotomy is first line treatment when ESWL fails. We assessed how previous ESWL affects the performance and outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1,008 patients underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy between 2002 and 2007, of whom 230 (22.8%) had a recent history of failed ESWL. Patient characteristics, operative findings, success and complication rates in patients with and without a history of ESWL were analyzed and compar...