Treatment of solitary kidney calculi with minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy(mPCNL) in the treatment of solitary kidney calculi.Method Thirty-eight patients with solitary kidney calculi,treated with mPCNL from Jan 1998 to May 2004,were retrospectively investigated.Results Of 38 cases,there was 6 cases with pyonephrosis and 32 cases with the treatment of one stage percutaneous nephrolithotomy.With the treatment of 1 to 3 tract was used for calculus removed in all cases,a total of 86% stone-free rate was achieved.Only one case with pyonephrosis suffered from postoperative infection shock while one stage minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy was performed.Another one patient with diabetes suffered from postoperative ketoacidosis and no major complications were noted in other patients.Conclusion Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy is safe and effective in the treatment of solitary kidney calculi.