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BMB. 2021; 6(1): 0-0


The comparison of two versus more than two tracts percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the management of staghorn calculi

Yusuf Turushan Ozcanli, Mustafa Erkoç.




Abstract

Aim: In this study, we evaluated outcomes of two tracts and more than two tracts for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) performed in patients with staghorn calculus.
Materials and Methods: We performed multi-tract PCNL on 132 patients with staghorn calculi whose stone burdens varied between 7 and 28.2 cm2 in our clinics between March 2015 and August 2019. We compared the outcomes and complications of multi-tract PCNL in two groups of patients. Group 1 included patients with two percutaneous tracts, while the patients in Group 2 had more than two percutaneous tracts. Stone surface areas and locations were preoperatively recorded. Intraoperative data included number of tracts, blood transfusion rates and operative times. Postoperative stone-free rates were also investigated.
Results: Group 1 included 93 patients, while Group 2 included 39. Mean stone burden was 10.4 cm2 in Group 1 and 11.3 cm2 in Group 2, with no statistical difference. Blood transfusion rates were 22.5% (21/93) in Group 1 and 46.1% (18/39) in Group 2 (p

Key words: Staghorn Stones, Multiple Tracts, PCNL






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