ABSTRACT
Our 10-year studies (2001-2010) were devoted to assessment of efficacy of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) in the treatment of nephroliths of the solitary and allotransplanted kidney. PNL was made in 16 patients with large or coral calculi of the solitary and allotransplanted kidney. Of them, 10 patients had solitary kidney, 2 patients had nonfunctioning contralateral kidney, 4 patients - transplanted cadaver kidney. The age of the patients varied from 26 to 74 years (mean age 46.5 +/- 14.6 years), 10 (62.5%) males, 6 (37.5%) females. Mean size of the calculi was 28.6 +/- 5.7 mm. Single pelvic calculi occurred in 11 patients, multiple - in 2, coral concrements were detected in 3 patients. Five patients had recurrent concrements after extracorporeal lithotripsy, PNL and pyelolithotomy. Serious intraoperative complications were absent. Postoperative fever occurred in 3 (18.7%) patients. Hemoglobin fall under 80-90 g/l demanding hemotransfusion was seen in 4 patients. Lumbotomy because of postoperative complications was not performed. PNL as monotherapy was effective in 12 (75%) of 16 patients. Four patients (25%) had residual stones which were exposed to extracorporeal lithotripsy. Dynamic scintigraphy showed normalization of urodynamics of the upper urinary tract and improvement of renal function. Thus, PNL is a low-invasive and effective surgical treatment of patients with nephroliths of the single and allotransplanted kidney.
