2014
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.1644
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Injury of the ileum during percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a pediatric patient

Abstract: Ileum injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an extremely rare complication. We describe the successful management of an inadvertently injured ileum during subcostal PCNL in a 12-year-old boy. Mechanism of injury, presentation and management will be discussed.

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“…Technical difficulty during the procedure was common in the cases reported, with 78% occurring during puncture and 56% during dilation. In only one pediatric case, Mini Perc was used; in the others cases, the standard device was used [14]. Diagnosis of the injury has made up to 5 days after the intraoperative phase.…”
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“…Technical difficulty during the procedure was common in the cases reported, with 78% occurring during puncture and 56% during dilation. In only one pediatric case, Mini Perc was used; in the others cases, the standard device was used [14]. Diagnosis of the injury has made up to 5 days after the intraoperative phase.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Apart from the case analyzed herein (case 11, Tables 1, 2), 18 articles were part of this study, with 10 of them being case reports [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”
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“…Early diagnosis is crucial for management and to decrease morbidity for the patient. In current series, we reported one who encountered ileum injury (20) . Other advantages of RIRS in the present study are the shorter radiation exposure time and hospital stay.…”
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“…If left untreated, perforation may be complicated by renal abscess, fistula, and peritonitis [2] , [3] . Owing to the mismatch between the small-bowel position and the path for renal tract dilatation during PCNL, small-bowel perforation is very rare, with only isolated reports of jejunal and ileal injuries in the literature [4] , [5] , [6] .…”
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