ABSTRACT
A total of 98 patients (39 males and 59 females) with coral nephrolithiasis (CN) were divided into 3 groups depending on the variant of surgical treatment. The results were followed up for 5 years. Group 1 and 2 patients have undergone combined low-traumatic open surgery or low-invasive interventions (extracorporeal lithotripsy--ECL or percutaneous nephrometolapaxy--PN), group 3 patients--open surgery (pyelonephrolithotomy or section nephrolithotomy. It was found that the treatment was longest in group 1 and shortest in group 3, complications occurred most frequently in group 3 on section nephrolithotomy, least frequently in group 2. A significant decline of operated on kidney late after the treatment was observed in patients subjected to section nephrolithotomy. Thus, ECL and PN produce positive results in patients with CN (elimination of the stone with a minimal risk of residual concrements) in good long-term function of the operated on kidney.
