Urologist-gained renal access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with significantly lower 90-day rates of hospital readmission and blood transfusion compared with radiologist-gained access ...

Meta-analysis reveals a significantly increased risk only in male patients. PCNL procedure rate nearly doubles over a 2-decade period, study finds. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures ...

May 10, 2023 – For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another ...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an efficient, minimally-invasive, gold standard procedure used for removing large kidney stones. Creating an access from the skin on the back to the ...

Cook Medical (Bloomington, Indiana) reported that it has developed a new device to simplify percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures, during which physicians break up and remove large kidney ...

For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another minimally ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As a national and international leader in ambulatory percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), Chesapeake Urology's Advanced Kidney Stone Program recently ...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an efficient surgical intervention for removing large kidney stones. However, it is a challenging procedure that requires years of training to perform. To meet ...